Methods and apparatus to prevent potential conflicts among instances of SON functions

A computing device to prevent a potential conflict among a first instance of a SON function residing in a domain, and a second instance of a second SON function residing in another domain, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• obtain a first input impact time, a first input scope and a first objective of the first instance;
• obtain a second input impact time, a second input scope and a second objective of the second instance;
• determine if there is a first overlap among the first input impact time and the second input impact time;
• when there is the first overlap, determine if there is a second overlap among the first input scope and the second input scope;
• when there is the second overlap, determine if the first objective and the second objective are the same or substantially the same and if so, determine that the potential conflict exists;
• when there is the second overlap, when determining that the first objective and the second objective are not the same or not substantially the same, determine if the first objective contradicts or substantially contradicts with the second objective and if so, determine that the potential conflict exists;
• and
• when the potential conflict exists, initiate a resolution to prevent the potential conflict.

A processor implemented method to prevent a potential conflict among a first instance of a first SON function residing in a domain, and a second instance of a second SON function residing in another domain, comprising:

• obtaining by the processor a first input impact time, a first input scope and a first objective of the first instance, and obtaining a second input impact time, a second input scope and a second objective of the second instance;
• determining if there is a first overlap among the first input impact time and the second input impact time;
• when there is the first overlap, determining if there is a second overlap among the first input scope and the second input scope;
• when there is the second overlap, when determining that the first objective and the second objective are not the same or not substantially the same, determining if the first objective contradicts or substantially contradicts with the second objective and if so, determining that the potential conflict exists;
• and
• when the potential conflict exists, initiating a resolution to prevent the potential conflict.

A computing device to prevent a potential conflict among a first instance of a first SON function residing in a domain, and a second instance of a second SON function residing in another domain, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• obtain a first input impact time, a first input scope and a first objective of the first instance, and obtaining a second input impact time, a second input scope and a second objective of the second instance;
• determine if there is a first overlap among the first input impact time and the second input impact time;
• when there is the first overlap, determine if there is a second overlap among the first input scope and the second input scope;
• when there is the second overlap, determine if the first objective and the second objective are the same or substantially the same and if so, determine that the potential conflict exists;
• when there is the second overlap, when determining that the first objective and the second objective are not the same or not substantially the same, determine if the first objective contradicts or substantially contradicts with the second objective and if so, determine that the potential conflict exists;
• and
• when the potential conflict exists, initiate a resolution to prevent the potential conflict.