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2 References p. 5

3 Definitions and abbreviations p. 5

3.1 Definitions p. 5

3.2 Abbreviations p. 6

4 General p. 6

4.1 Objectives of the study p. 6

4.2 Evaluation criteria p. 6

5 Problem to be solved and related use-cases p. 6

5.1 Problem statement and analysis p. 6

5.2 SON for eCoMP use-cases p. 7

5.2.1 Use-case description: Monitoring X2 backhaul characteristics p. 7

5.2.2 Use-case description: Spatio-temporal traffic variation p. 7

6 Potential solutions p. 7

6.1 Solution #1: Coordination Area allocation taking into account X2 link characteristics p. 7

6.1.1 Solution description p. 7

6.1.1.1 Functional aspects p. 7

6.1.1.2 Analysis of protocol impacts p. 7

6.1.1.2.1 Overview p. 7

6.1.1.2.2 Information about X2 links p. 8

6.1.1.2.3 Coordination area allocation decision p. 8

6.1.2 Solution evaluation p. 9

6.2 Solution #2: Use of CoMP and Coordination Area allocation taking into account degraded X2 link p. 9

6.2.1 Solution description p. 9

6.2.2 Solution evaluation p. 9

6.3 Solution #3: Adaptive Coordination Areas p. 10

6.3.1 Solution description p. 10

6.3.1.1 Functional aspects p. 10

6.3.1.2 Analysis of protocol impacts p. 11

6.3.1.2.1 Overview p. 11

6.3.1.2.2 Information about UEs p. 11

6.3.2 Solution evaluation p. 12

6.4 Solution #4: OAM based solution for spatio-temporal traffic variation p. 12

6.4.1 Solution description p. 12

6.4.2 Solution evaluation p. 13

6.5 Solution #5: Layered Coordination Areas p. 13

6.5.1 Solution description p. 13

6.5.1.1 Functional aspects p. 13

6.5.1.2 Analysis of protocol impacts p. 14

6.5.2 Solution evaluation p. 14

7 Conclusion p. 14

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