elf-healing features identify if there are any network elements or components that are down due to failure in a network and apply techniques to compensate for the performance degradation. They also automatically and remotely bring up the affected component. Features like cell outage compensation and load balancing fall under this category. The following sections discuss in details some of the SON features from the different categories and explain how they are designed and implemented. Automatic e-NodeB Setup A major part of the capital expenditure (CAPEX) for an operator, apart from the equipment hardware and spectrum costs, is the deployment cost for the network. Deployment of an LTE radio network can be a very demanding and challenging activity and can involve subtasks such as: Network planning Hardware and software commissioning or implementation Integrating the network elements in the hybrid or multivendor environment Optimizing the network elements according to the field results Maintenance and support For a complex deployment scenario, these deployment activities can cost more than the hardware and software costs. Therefore, it is very important that the complexity and cost of deployment are reduced and optimized as much as possible. CHAPTER 2 SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORKS IN LTE DEPLOYMENT When it comes to the deployment of a network element, the integration and configuration of a network element are the most time-consuming parts of the process, and in most cases these are performed manually. Automatic eNodeB setup is a SON feature that aims to reduce the manual intervention for an eNodeB setup and commission as much as possible. This would also mean that the skill set requirement for the person who physically installs eNodeB is minimal, thereby bringing down the cost of deployment. Also, because there is less human interfacing the commissioning or bring up for the eNodeB, automatic eNodeB setup is less prone to human error. Automatic eNodeB setup will mainly involve the network management system as well as the