In the example shown in FIG. 2, a management system 222 is communicatively coupled to the controllers 204 and radio points 206, for example, via the Internet 216 and Ethernet network 220 (in the case of the radio points 206).

In the example shown in FIG. 2, the management system 222 communicates with the various elements of the system 200 using the Internet 216 and the Ethernet network 220. Also, in some implementations, the management system 222 sends and receives management communications to and from the controllers 204, each of which in turn forwards relevant management communications to and from the radio points 206. The management system 222 can comprise a proprietary management system provided by the vendor of the C-RAN system 200 or a Home eNodeB management system (HeNB MS) (or other eNodeB management system) used by an operator to manage Home eNodeBs (or other eNodeBs) deployed in its network.

Each controller 204 can also implement a management interface by which a user is able to directly interact with the controller 204. This management interface can be implemented in various ways including, for example, by implementing a web server that serves web pages that implement a web-based graphical user interface for a user to interact with the controller 204 using a web browser and/or by implementing a command-line interface by which a user is able to interact with the controller 204, for example, using secure shell (SSH) software.