IWSON 2015 - International Workshop on Self-Organizing Networks (IWSON)

After four well received events at VTC in Budapest 2011, ISWCS in Paris 2012, VTC in Dresden 2013, and ISWCS in Barcelona 2014, the 5th International Workshop on Self-Organizing Networks (IWSON) will be organized in May 2015 in Glasgow, in conjunction with VTC-Spring 2015. Accepted papers will appear in IEEExplore.
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the Self-Organizing Network (SON) paradigm applied to wireless communications networks. Approaching the challenges in radio network SON is a focus area in both industry and academia research. Currently, we note rising interest in field experience from early LTE SON deployments, SON coordination approaches and techniques, SON features tailored to the needs of multi-radio access technology and multi-layer networks/heterogeneous networks, SON in multi-vendor networks, SON for future radio access technologies beyond LTE and LTE-Advanced, end-to-end SON solutions, impact of SDN/NFV advancements on SON and enhancement of SON with cognition and learning capabilities.
With the success of the first three IWSON events in Budapest, Paris, Dresden and Barcelona, and the progressive focus on SON as the means to improve the performance and operability of mobile radio networks, it is timely and important to continue this workshop series bringing together people with SON interests. The scope of IWSON is intended to attract both industry and academia, primarily with a focus on 3GPP technologies such as LTE, but other systems can be considered as well.
The program will include both oral presentations and a poster & demonstration session to enable lively discussions. The workshop welcomes submissions from both researchers and practitioners, either closely related to currently standardized systems or considering future systems.
Areas of interest include but are not limited to
SON use cases and functions in future radio networks
Broad view of heterogeneous networks (3GPP and non-3GPP): multi-layer, - vendor, -tech. (incl. WiFi)
SON in evolved radio networks, such as 5G concepts and LTE beyond Rel. 12
Broad view of heterogeneous networks (3GPP and non-3GPP): multi-layer, - vendor, -tech. (incl. WiFi), and small cell scenarios
Load balancing, traffic steering, end-to-end traffic steering, mobility management
Interference and spectrum management
Energy Saving Management (ESM) in heterogeneous networks
RAN / network / user equipment support for SON
SON for adaptive antenna systems
SON management and coordination
SON workflow definition and management
Policy and objective driven SON deployment, management and enforcement
Coordination between network layers, vendors, technologies, RAN and backhaul
Different coordination approaches, e.g., design vs. runtime, distributed vs. centralized, layered vs. monolithic, implicit vs. explicit, etc.
SON workflow definition and management
Policy and objective driven SON deployment, management and enforcement
Coordination between SON functions, network layers, vendors, technologies, RAN and backhaul
Different coordination approaches, e.g., design vs. runtime, distributed vs. centralized, layered vs. monolithic, implicit vs. explicit, etc.
Monitoring stability and performance of SON operation
End-to-End SON solutions, e.g. RAN and backhaul, RAN and CN, RAN and CDN
SDN and NFV evolutions for managing SON
SON in the field
Test bed activities and experience from field trials
Experiences and field performance of SON features implemented in LTE deployments
SON evolution and cognitive networking
Automation techniques and technologies beyond SON
Cognitive and self-learning mechanisms
Context based SON
Scenario and application-specific SON, e.g., smart cities, telematics applications, disaster handling, car-to-machine communications