Understanding the impact of packet size on the energy efficiency of LoRaWAN
LoRaWAN has become a flagship LPWAN technology, and one of the main connectivity alternatives for IoT devices. Since LoRaWAN was designed for low energy consumption, it is fundamental to understand its energy performance. In this paper, we study the impact of packet size on LoRaWAN device energy con...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/399255 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/399255 https://dx.doi.org/10.23919/JCN.2023.000039 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Internet of things Wide area networks (Computer networks) Energy efficiency IoT LoRa LoRaWAN packet size PDR Internet de les coses Xarxes d'àrea estesa (Xarxes d'ordinadors) Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació |
| Sumario: | LoRaWAN has become a flagship LPWAN technology, and one of the main connectivity alternatives for IoT devices. Since LoRaWAN was designed for low energy consumption, it is fundamental to understand its energy performance. In this paper, we study the impact of packet size on LoRaWAN device energy consumption per delivered data bit (EPB). By means of extensive simulations, we show that, when network performance is very high or very low, EPB decreases steadily with packet size; otherwise, EPB may show an “asymmetric U” shape as a function of packet size, with a minimum EPB value that is achieved for a medium packet size. We also provide detailed insights on the reasons that produce the observed behaviors. |
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