Data Analytics for Diagnosing the RF Condition in Self-Organizing Networks

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1587-1600

  Gómez Andrades, Ana ^a   Barco, Raquel ^a   Muñoz, Pablo ^a   Serrano, Inmaculada ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

big data analytics; diagnosis; LTE; minimization of drive tests; mobile traces; root cause analysis; self healing; self organizing maps; self organizing networks; troubleshooting

Indexed keywords

BIG DATA; CONFORMAL MAPPING; DIAGNOSIS; DIGITAL STORAGE; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS;

DATA ANALYTICS; MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TESTS; MOBILE TRACES; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; SELF-HEALING; SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORK;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 85019175021     PISSN: 15361233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMC.2016.2601919     Document Type: Article

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