Survey on 3GPP low power wide area technologies and its application

Seung Hoon Hwang, Shu Zhi Liu

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Abstract

LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) technology, with the characteristics of wide coverage, low power consumption, and low cost, is quite attracted. It is very suitable for IoT (Internet of Things) business that requires long-distance transmission, the small quantity of data, long battery-life, and cost sensitiveness. Through the analysis of the origin, background and application scenarios, it is pointed out that the development of the IoT has accelerated the rise of LPWA. Currently, LPWA technology is mainly divided into two categories, that is, the technologies based on unlicensed spectrum such as LoRa, Sigfox and RPMA, and the authorized spectrum-based cellular technologies such as NB-IoT, EC-GSM, LTE-M, etc. These main technologies are described, and their coverage capacity, network capacity, power consumption, module cost, industry support, and maturity are compared and summarized. Finally, the positioning of application scenario is described.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2019 IEEE VTS Asia Pacific Wireless Communications Symposium, APWCS 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728112046
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2019
Event2019 IEEE VTS Asia Pacific Wireless Communications Symposium, APWCS 2019 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 28 Aug 201930 Aug 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2019 IEEE VTS Asia Pacific Wireless Communications Symposium, APWCS 2019

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE VTS Asia Pacific Wireless Communications Symposium, APWCS 2019
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period28/08/1930/08/19

Keywords

  • LPW A
  • LTE-M
  • NB-IoT
  • Positioning

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