Wi-Fi Self-Organizing Networks: Challenges and Use Cases.

Wireless customers expect to have a guaranteed quality of experience at all times, at any location, and through different devices. Wi-Fi has become an access network of preference for service/ network providers and customers as well for public and private access. This sets a challenging requirement for next-generation Wi-Fi technology to provide seamless and uniform network quality of service). Consequently, the necessity for self-optimization of network and radio frequency segments becomes critical. This article surveys challenges and use cases of Wi-Fi self-optimizing networks (Wi-SONs) that have not been presented to date. We address technology and design challenges that shape Wi-SON as a very complex problem. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]