Performance management in 3/4G mobile networks
Eero Wallenius, H. Helanter, Timo Hämäläinen, Olli Alanen, O. Karppinen · 2006
The physical and logical structures of future 3/4G network and service environment are complex and require increasingly sophisticated and complicated tools to be fully controllable and well managed. The main problem that has risen is that the old Telemanagement model that does not suit well for managing fast and constantly changing network and system environment. 3G and 4G networks are basically IP based and the knowledge of IP type traffic management is somewhat new and challenging to telecom vendors. The present way is using Non Real Time off-line PM and tools to tune the tele-system and networks. Time periods between tuning can now be some days to some weeks or even months. Modern 3/4G networks actually need constant real time control to overcome for example fast and unpredictable video streaming or call type traffic bursts. To ease the difficult situation and solve the problem we have studied and developed a new control and management concepts and methods to monitor, control and manage in real time any magnitude of network and system environments. This paper presents the basic concept of the management system and performance evaluation and estimate of the required processing power needed for the system in big operator environments.