Prof. Lucia Lo Bello, PhD

Publication type:  Journal Article

Authors: L. Leonardi, F. Battaglia, L. Lo Bello

Journal: IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Volume: 6

Issue: 6

Pages: 10812-10823

Date: Dec. 2019

Abstract:
Low power wide area networks (LPWANs) are suitable for many applications that require low energy consumption, support for a high number of nodes, and large coverage range. Long range (LoRa) is one of the most successful LPWAN technologies, as it enables robust long-distance low power communications and it is proven to be effective in Internet of Things (IoT) applications, such as environmental monitoring and smart metering. LoRa is also promising for Industrial IoT scenarios, but its adoption is impaired by the relevant standardized medium access control protocol, LoRaWAN, that does not offer support to real-time data flows. For this reason, this article proposes RT-LoRa, a medium access strategy for LoRa that provides support for real-time flows, thus enabling the implementation of LoRa-based LPWAN for Industrial IoT applications. This article describes RT-LoRa, presents a simulative assessment in a realistic Industrial IoT scenario and provides some guidelines for the configuration of an RT-LoRa network.

Keywords: Industrial Internet of Things (IoT); Long range (LoRa); Low power wide area networks (LPWANs); Medium access control (MAC) protocols

Publisher: IEEE

ISSN: 2327-4662

DOI:  10.1109/JIOT.2019.2942776

URL:  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8845658

Status: published

Cite as:
 L. Leonardi, F. Battaglia, L. Lo Bello, "RT-LoRa: A Medium Access Strategy to Support Real-Time Flows Over LoRa-Based Networks for Industrial IoT Applications", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 10812-10823, Dec. 2019

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