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Evaluation of lorawan transmission range for wireless sensor networks in riparian forests

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Abstract

Low power wide area networks (LPWAN) such as long range wide area networks (LoRaWAN), provide several advantages on monitoring systems development in forested environments due to its simple set-up, low cost, low power consumption, and wide coverage. Regarding the coverage area, the transmission in forested environments can be highly attenuated by foliage and must be defined to optimize the number of nodes. This paper discusses an empirical study of LoRa with LoRaWAN transmission range in riparian forests, based on path-loss modeling, using both received signal strength indicator (RSSI) and signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR). The measurements have been conducted in the riparian forest of three local rivers at urban, semi-urban, and rural environments located in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. The measurement results found that there is a significant distribution difference among measurement places, a high correlation between two banks of the same river, a higher standard deviation in urban measurements and a larger coverage in rural areas.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMSWiM 2019 - Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM Conference on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages199-206
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781450369046
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Nov 2019
Event22nd ACM International Conference on Modelling, Analysis, and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems, MSWiM 2019 - Miami Beach, United States
Duration: 25 Nov 201929 Nov 2019

Publication series

NameMSWiM 2019 - Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM Conference on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems

Conference

Conference22nd ACM International Conference on Modelling, Analysis, and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems, MSWiM 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMiami Beach
Period25/11/1929/11/19

Keywords

  • Forested
  • IoT
  • LoRa
  • LoRaWAN
  • Model
  • Path loss
  • Propagation
  • RSSI
  • Riparian
  • Riverside
  • SNR

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