Journal
SENSORS
Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s21041218
Keywords
LoRa MAC; LoRaWAN; capacity; PER; throughput; path loss
Funding
- Andalusian Knowledge Agency [A-TIC-241-UGR18]
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [TEC2016-76795-C6-4-R]
- H2020 research and innovation project 5G-CLARITY [871428]
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The number of IoT devices is growing rapidly, with LPWAN technologies becoming important. A new algorithm named CARA is proposed to increase system capacity by leveraging the LoRaWAN network structure to avoid collisions. Simulation results show that CARA outperforms standard LoRaWAN networks in terms of capacity.
The number of connected IoT devices is significantly increasing and it is expected to reach more than two dozens of billions of IoT connections in the coming years. Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) have become very relevant for this new paradigm due to features such as large coverage and low power consumption. One of the most appealing technologies among these networks is LoRaWAN. Although it may be considered as one of the most mature LPWAN platforms, there are still open gaps such as its capacity limitations. For this reason, this work proposes a collision avoidance resource allocation algorithm named the Collision Avoidance Resource Allocation (CARA) algorithm with the objective of significantly increase system capacity. CARA leverages the multichannel structure and the orthogonality of spreading factors in LoRaWAN networks to avoid collisions among devices. Simulation results show that, assuming ideal radio link conditions, our proposal outperforms in 95.2% the capacity of a standard LoRaWAN network and increases the capacity by almost 40% assuming a realistic propagation model. In addition, it has been verified that CARA devices can coexist with LoRaWAN traditional devices, thus allowing the simultaneous transmissions of both types of devices. Moreover, a proof-of-concept has been implemented using commercial equipment in order to check the feasibility and the correct operation of our solution.
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