Operational Cellular Wireless Network Fault Detection

As reliance on wireless cellular networks becomes
increasingly prevalent as the primary form of
communications, the reliability and availability
expected of the wireless services increases.
Effective fault detection, the first step in fault
management, is critical for a service provider to
know that an installed wireless system is capable of
providing the service planned for the end user. The
presentation includes: the role and importance of
fault management for ultra-high-availability cellular
wireless networks; a discussion of the unique
challenges posed by distributed cellular networks;
practical applications of a statistical framework and
methods, many of which have been widely deployed in
the field; and finally a brief discussion of a rich
area of continuing research as the fourth generation
(4G) wireless networks become ever more complex
leading to the need for self-organizing networks.

Autorentext
Sudarshan Rao has made contributions to many aspects of wireless and mobile communications network development. These span CDMA Standards, RF performance measurement & analysis, Network management, Self-organizing networks etc. Dr. Rao received a Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Klappentext
As reliance on wireless cellular networks' becomes increasingly prevalent as the primary form of communications, the reliability and availability expected of the wireless services increases. Effective fault detection, the first step in fault management, is critical for a service provider to know that an installed wireless system is capable of providing the service planned for the end user. The presentation includes: the role and importance of fault management for ultra-high-availability cellular wireless networks; a discussion of the unique challenges posed by distributed cellular networks; practical applications of a statistical framework and methods, many of which have been widely deployed in the field; and finally a brief discussion of a rich area of continuing research as the fourth generation (4G) wireless networks become ever more complex leading to the need for self-organizing networks.