Performance Analysis of LPWAN Using LoRa Technology for IoT Application

  • Authors

    • Amir Muaz Abdul Rahman
    • Fadhlan Hafizhelmi Kamaru Zaman
    • Syahrul Afzal Che Abdullah
    2018-10-02
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.11.21387
  • Internet of Things, LoRa, LPWAN, outdoor, performance analysis.

  • Abstract

    This paper was dedicated to study the performance of an Internet of Things (IoT) application using LoRa Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN). LoRa is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technology developed for IoT applications specifically. Due to the facts that LoRa is a new product, there are questions about its reliability. Hence, a conclusive experiment has been made. The experiment conducted to get an insight to LoRa received signal strength (RSSI) and packet loss. The analysis also includes a measurement of the application Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) between the transmitter and receiver. The results of the experiment show that with a higher spreading factor, LoRa end device provides more immunity against multi-path and signal fading. The proposed IoT application based on this LoRa technology is for autonomous vehicle status information transmission and intervehicle communications, specifically deployed in UiTM Autonomous Vehicle 1 (UiTM AV1).

     


     

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    Muaz Abdul Rahman, A., Hafizhelmi Kamaru Zaman, F., & Afzal Che Abdullah, S. (2018). Performance Analysis of LPWAN Using LoRa Technology for IoT Application. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(4.11), 252-256. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.11.21387

    Received date: 2018-10-09

    Accepted date: 2018-10-09

    Published date: 2018-10-02