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Worldwide Connectivity for the Internet of Things Through LoRaWAN

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  • Lorenzo Vangelista

    (Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6/B, 35131 Padova, Italy
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Marco Centenaro

    (Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7 A3-A4, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

The low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) paradigm is gradually gaining market acceptance. In particular, three prominent LPWAN technologies are emerging at the moment: LoRaWAN™ and SigFox™, which operate on unlicensed frequency bands, and NB-IoT, operating on licensed frequency bands. This paper deals with LoRaWAN™, and has the aim of describing a particularly interesting feature provided by the latest LoRaWAN™ specification—often neglected in the literature—i.e., the roaming capability between different operators of LoRaWAN™ networks, across the same country or even different countries. Recalling that LoRaWAN™ devices do not have a subscriber identification module (SIM) like cellular network terminals, at a first glance the implementation of roaming in LoRaWAN™ networks could seem intricate. The contribution of this paper consists in explaining the principles behind the implementation of a global LoRaWAN network, with particular focus on how to cope with the lack of the SIM in the architecture and how to realize roaming.

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  • Lorenzo Vangelista & Marco Centenaro, 2019. "Worldwide Connectivity for the Internet of Things Through LoRaWAN," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jftint:v:11:y:2019:i:3:p:57-:d:210354
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