Lower latency in LPWAN NETWORKS

2018 ◽  
pp. 154-159
Author(s):  
Krum Videnov ◽  
Georgi Hristov
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
Access Network ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Wide Area Network ◽  
Delay Sensitive ◽  
Radio Access ◽  
Multi Access ◽  
Real Time Information ◽  
Time Information

The report compares LPWAN (low-power, wide-area network) and MEC (Multi-access edge computing) topologies, examines opportunities to achieve lower latency in LPWAN networks by integrating their architecture with the MEC paradigm. LPWAN networks are highly suitable to be combined with a MEC architecture. The radio-access equipment place,e.g., base station, gateway, etc., is a main location to run delay-sensitive applications, processing/storage offloading tasks, or hosting those services that need in real-time information from the RAN (Radio Access Network). For that reason, this places in the network has been identified as ideal for installing the MEC equipment.The four-tier architecture of LPWAN and MEC are kept, so they perfectly match with each other.

Delay-Sensitive Network Selection and Offloading in LTE-A and Wi-Fi Heterogeneous Networks

2020 ◽  
pp. 2150120
Author(s):  
Chun-Chuan Yang ◽  
Jeng-Yueng Chen ◽  
Yi-Ting Mai ◽  
Yi-Chih Wang
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Access Network ◽  
Access Point ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Network Selection ◽  
Core Network ◽  
Delay Sensitive ◽  
Radio Access ◽  
Lte Advanced ◽  
Average System

LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) offloading is concerned about alleviating traffic congestion for the LTE-A network, which includes the core network and the radio access network (RAN). Due to the scarcity of the radio resource, offloading for the LTE-A RAN is more critical, for which an efficient way is to integrate Wi-Fi with LTE-A to form a heterogeneous RAN environment. An LTE-A UE (User Equipment) with the wi-fi interface can therefore access the Internet via an LTE-A base station of Evolved Node B (eNB) or a wi-fi Access Point (AP). In this paper, wireless network selection for UEs with delay-sensitive traffic in the heterogeneous RAN of LTE-A and wi-fi is addressed. Based on the queueing model of M/G/1, a novel network selection and offloading scheme, namely Delay-Sensitive Network Selection and Offloading (DSO), is proposed. The average system time at LTE-A eNBs and wi-fi APs calculated according to M/G/1 is used for network selection as well as offloading operations in DSO. The benefit of DSO in terms of satisfying the delay budget of UEs and load balancing is demonstrated by the simulation study.

scholarly journals LoRaWAN Base Station Improvement for Better Coverage and Capacity

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Filip Turčinović ◽  
Gordan Šišul ◽  
Marko Bosiljevac
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Base Stations ◽  
Area Network ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Wide Area Network ◽  
Energy Efficient Communication ◽  
Efficient Communication ◽  
Standard Base

Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technologies provide long-range and low power consumption for many battery-powered devices used in Internet of Things (IoT). One of the most utilized LPWAN technologies is LoRaWAN (Long Range WAN) with over 700 million connections expected by the year 2023. LoraWAN base stations need to ensure stable and energy-efficient communication without unnecessary repetitions with sufficient range coverage and good capacity. To meet these requirements, a simple and efficient upgrade in the design of LoRaWAN base station is proposed, based on using two or more concentrators. The development steps are outlined in this paper and the evaluation of the enhanced base station is done with a series of measurements conducted in Zagreb, Croatia. Through these measurements we compared received messages and communication parameters on novel and standard base stations. The results showed a significant increase in the probability of successful reception of messages on the novel base station which corresponds to the increase of base station capacity and can be very beneficial for the energy consumption of most LoRaWAN end devices.

scholarly journals LPWAN-based hybrid backhaul communication for intelligent transportation systems: architecture and performance evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taghi Shahgholi ◽  
Amir Sheikhahmadi ◽  
Keyhan Khamforoosh ◽  
Sadoon Azizi
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Intelligent Transportation System ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Intelligent Transportation ◽  
Traffic Monitoring ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Emergency Vehicle ◽  
Wide Area Network

AbstractIncreased number of the vehicles on the streets around the world has led to several problems including traffic congestion, emissions, and huge fuel consumption in many regions. With advances in wireless and traffic technologies, the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) has been introduced as a viable solution for solving these problems by implementing more efficient use of the current infrastructures. In this paper, the possibility of using cellular-based Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) communications, LTE-M and NB-IoT, for ITS applications has been investigated. LTE-M and NB-IoT are designed to provide long range, low power and low cost communication infrastructures and can be a promising option which has the potential to be employed immediately in real systems. In this paper, we have proposed an architecture to employ the LPWAN as a backhaul infrastructure for ITS and to understand the feasibility of the proposed model, two applications with low and high delay requirements have been examined: road traffic monitoring and emergency vehicle management. Then, the performance of using LTE-M and NB-IoT for providing backhaul communication infrastructure has been evaluated in a realistic simulation environment and compared for these two scenarios in terms of end-to-end latency per user. Simulation of Urban MObility has been used for realistic traffic generation and a Python-based program has been developed for evaluation of the communication system. The simulation results demonstrate the feasibility of using LPWAN for ITS backhaul infrastructure mostly in favor of the LTE-M over NB-IoT.

scholarly journals Smart Monitoring and Controlling of Appliances Using LoRa Based IoT System

Designs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Nur-A-Alam ◽  
Mominul Ahsan ◽  
Md. Abdul Based ◽  
Julfikar Haider ◽  
Eduardo M. G. Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Power Consumption ◽  
Low Power ◽  
Modular Design ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Automation System ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Wide Area Network ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
At Home

In the era of Industry 4.0, remote monitoring and controlling appliance/equipment at home, institute, or industry from a long distance with low power consumption remains challenging. At present, some smart phones are being actively used to control appliances at home or institute using Internet of Things (IoT) systems. This paper presents a novel smart automation system using long range (LoRa) technology. The proposed LoRa based system consists of wireless communication system and different types of sensors, operated by a smart phone application and powered by a low-power battery, with an operating range of 3–12 km distance. The system established a connection between an android phone and a microprocessor (ESP32) through Wi-Fi at the sender end. The ESP32 module was connected to a LoRa module. At the receiver end, an ESP32 module and LoRa module without Wi-Fi was employed. Wide Area Network (WAN) communication protocol was used on the LoRa module to provide switching functionality of the targeted area. The performance of the system was evaluated by three real-life case studies through measuring environmental temperature and humidity, detecting fire, and controlling the switching functionality of appliances. Obtaining correct environmental data, fire detection with 90% accuracy, and switching functionality with 92.33% accuracy at a distance up to 12 km demonstrated the high performance of the system. The proposed smart system with modular design proved to be highly effective in controlling and monitoring home appliances from a longer distance with relatively lower power consumption.

scholarly journals An Autonomous Low-Power LoRa-Based Flood-Monitoring System

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mattia Ragnoli ◽  
Gianluca Barile ◽  
Alfiero Leoni ◽  
Giuseppe Ferri ◽  
Vincenzo Stornelli
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Wide Area Network ◽  
Web Structure ◽  
Flood Monitoring ◽  
Node Architecture ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Wireless Module

The development of Internet of Things (IoT) systems is a rapidly evolving scenario, thanks also to newly available low-power wide area network (LPWAN) technologies that are utilized for environmental monitoring purposes and to prevent potentially dangerous situations with smaller and less expensive physical structures. This paper presents the design, implementation and test results of a flood-monitoring system based on LoRa technology, tested in a real-world scenario. The entire system is designed in a modular perspective, in order to have the capability to interface different types of sensors without the need for making significant hardware changes to the proposed node architecture. The information is stored through a device equipped with sensors and a microcontroller, connected to a LoRa wireless module for sending data, which are then processed and stored through a web structure where the alarm function is implemented in case of flooding.

scholarly journals Worldwide Connectivity for the Internet of Things Through LoRaWAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Vangelista ◽  
Marco Centenaro
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Low Power ◽  
Cellular Network ◽  
Wide Area ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Wide Area Network ◽  
Frequency Bands ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) paradigm is gradually gaining market acceptance. In particular, three prominent LPWAN technologies are emerging at the moment: LoRaWAN™ and SigFox™, which operate on unlicensed frequency bands, and NB-IoT, operating on licensed frequency bands. This paper deals with LoRaWAN™, and has the aim of describing a particularly interesting feature provided by the latest LoRaWAN™ specification—often neglected in the literature—i.e., the roaming capability between different operators of LoRaWAN™ networks, across the same country or even different countries. Recalling that LoRaWAN™ devices do not have a subscriber identification module (SIM) like cellular network terminals, at a first glance the implementation of roaming in LoRaWAN™ networks could seem intricate. The contribution of this paper consists in explaining the principles behind the implementation of a global LoRaWAN network, with particular focus on how to cope with the lack of the SIM in the architecture and how to realize roaming.

scholarly journals TECNOLOGIA DE LOW POWER WIDE AREA NETWORK (LPWAN) PARA MONITORAMENTO DE FROTAS: UMA REVISÃO DE LITERATURA

2019 ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
Paulo Renato Câmera da Silva ◽  
Herman Augusto Lepikson ◽  
Marcus Vinícius Ivo da Silva ◽  
Rafael Barbosa Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
Wide Area ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Wide Area Network
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