Prof. Lucia Lo Bello, PhD

Publication type:  Journal Article

Authors: L. Leonardi, L. Lo Bello, G. Patti

Journal: Computer Communications

Volume: 192

Pages: 57-65

Date: Aug. 2022

Abstract:
Industrial monitoring and control applications typically require real-time communications between a large number of nodes distributed over the plant. For the sake of network manageability and to reduce the overall network workload, wireless nodes are organized in clusters, which typically encompass neighboring nodes that frequently exchange data with each other. However, different clusters also cooperate to realize distributed applications and this raises the need for enabling communications between multiple clusters spread over large areas in the plant. This paper presents LoRaBLE, a long-range communication protocol that leverages the Long Range (LoRa) technology to provide inter-cluster communications over Bluetooth Low Energy networks with bounded delays, so as to meet the time constraints of real-time industrial traffic flows. The paper presents the design of LoRaBLE and a proof-of-concept implementation on a lab testbed made up of commercial-off-the-shelf devices.

Keywords: Real-time communications, Bluetooth Low Energy, LoRa, Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs), Industrial Wireless Networks.

Publisher: ELSEVIER

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2022.05.026

URL:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140366422001785

Status: published

Cite as:
 L. Leonardi, L. Lo Bello, G. Patti, "LoRa support for long-range real-time inter-cluster communications over Bluetooth Low Energy industrial networks", Computer Communications, vol. 192, pp. 57-65, Aug. 2022

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