Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Apex Lifestyle Reference Guide
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Overview
- About this chapter
- Product overview
- Technical specifications
- Apex Lifestyle Small Cell features
- Hardware features
- General and network related features
- Plug and Play (PnP) connectivity
- GPS location and synchronization
- GPS antenna
- Data connectivity
- VoLTE
- Open and closed subscriber group
- Channel and bearer support
- Scheduler features
- Interference management
- Modulation and link adaptation
- MIMO and transmission modes
- Radio resource management
- Mobility and service continuity
- SON (Self Organizing Networks)
- TWAMP Protocol Support
- Security
- Management interface
- SON Support
- Plug and Play Support (PnP)
- Software installation
- Supported OM/KPIs
- Apex Lifestyle Small Cell alarms
- Chapter 2. Installation and Configuration
Apex Lifestyle Small Cell features
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SON Support
Casa supports a hybrid SON architecture combining dSON and cSON using TR-069.
Distributed SON (D-SON) offers real time automation and ‘embedded’ RF control at
the Small Cells. D-SON allows the eNodeB’s to rapidly adjust to their RF
environment.
Casa Hybrid SON can performs the following optimization:
• PHY Cell ID (PCI) Optimization
• Automatic Neighbor Relations Function (ANRF)
• Mobility Robustness Optimization (MRO)
• Transmission Power Management (TPM)
• Mobility Load Balancing
• Dynamic Inter-Cell Interference Management (DICIM)
• RACH Optimization
Plug and Play Support (PnP)
Apex Lifestyle Small Cell support fully automated PnP. That means, After initial
power up and establishing CMTS connection the small cell is able to establish
connection to the parent LTE network, and provide Apex Lifestyle Small Cell
functionalities without any human intervention.
Software installation
Software on the Apex Lifestyle Small Cell is controlled by the AeMS. The AeMS
supports planned automated operation for software download, installation, activation
and fallback. These operations can be performed per Apex Lifestyle Small Cell or
bulk operation and can also be scheduled based on time, forced or graceful.