Published by Sensor 2016 Volume 16, Issue 9, 2016.

Presenter:
Hak-Hui Choi

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Overview

Introduction

Motivation & Contribution

Overview of LoRa

Performance Evaluation

Conclusion and Future Work

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 Introduction
LoRa & IoT

Long range, low power, low bitrate

Infrastructure solution for IoT

Competitors (IEEE802.15.4, Bluetooth/LE, IEEE 802.11 ah, Sigfox, DASH7)

LoRa: Long Range

IoT : Internet of Things

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Overview

Introduction

Motivation & Contribution

Overview of LoRa

Performance Evaluation

Conclusion and Future Work

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 Motivation & Contribution
In this paper..

To check experimentally study the LoRa network

Overview about LoRa

Evaluating field tests and simulations

Some possible solutions for performance enhancements

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Overview

Introduction

Motivation & Contribution

Overview of LoRa

Performance Evaluation

Conclusion and Future Work

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 Overview of LoRa
LoRa Protocol Stack of Physical layer

Promoted by LoRa Alliance

Aim to being usable in long lived IoT device

LoRa commonly refer to two distinct layers

1. Physical layer
2. MAC layer

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 Overview of LoRa
LoRa Protocol Stack of Physical layer

Node device, LoRa gateway, LoRa Network server

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 Overview of LoRa
LoRa Protocol Stack of Physical layer

Operates on 433-, 780-, 868-, 915 MHz

Payload range: 2-255 octets

Data rate can reach up 50Kbps

CSS modulation

Symbol Rate(Rs), Bandwidth(BW), Spreading Factor(SF)

For detecting LoRa chirps

For timing synchronization

CSS: Chirp Spread Spectrum

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 Overview of LoRa
LoRa Protocol Parameter

Symbol Rate(Rs), Bandwidth(BW), Spreading Factor(SF)

CR(Code Rate)

LoRa Protocol Stack of Frame Format

It is specified and implemented in Semtechs transmitters and receivers

Preamble

Header

Payload

Payload CRC

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Overview

Introduction

Motivation & Contribution

Overview of LoRa

Performance Evaluation

Conclusion and Future Work

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Performance Evaluation
Experiment to check Receiver Sensitivity

Moving end-device placed outdoors

LoRa gateway placed indoors

120 kHz Bandwidth and 4/5 code rate

Transmit power is set 2 dBm (Minimum)

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Testbed of LoRa
Minimal observed RSSIs with different SF

Measured results vs Specified results

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Performance Evaluation
Experiment to check Network Coverage

Suburb of Paris with low-rise residential dwellings

Temperature 15 C, ambient humidity 55%

Gateway location: on the second oor of a house, outside the window

End-device location: Five different test points

The transmission power of the end-device: 14 dBm

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Performance Evaluation
Experiment for Comparing to ALOHA

No mechanism such like listen-before-talk or CSMA

Similar to ALOHA

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Overview

Introduction

Motivation & Contribution

Overview of LoRa

Performance Evaluation

Conclusion and Future Work

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 Conclusion and Future Work
Conclusion

Analysis of the LoRas receiver sensitivity and network coverage depending on data rate,

spreading factor Etc..

With field test, checking LoRa coverage up to 3km

Future Work

Updating my own paper with this papers simulation as examples

Getting way How can I implement testbed

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