X-LoRa: An Open Source LPWA Network
Year: 2018
Type: preprint
Abstract: Long Range (LoRa) network is emerging as one of the most promising systems in Low power wide area (LPWA) networks, since it enables the energy-constraint devices distributed over wide areas to establish affordable connectivity. Although the LoRa technology itself is quite mature and specific, how to efficiently deploy and manage various applications based on LoRa network so as to support a large massive of LoRa nodes is an open challenge. LoRa network server plays an indispensable role in protocol analysis, resource scheduling, and device management. This paper contributes by proposing a fleXible LoRa network server architecture named as X-LoRa with the features of high performance, easy deployment and open source. LoRa network server is modularized into four modules with different functions according to the microservice principles so as to reduce the coupling between modules and guarantee high scalability. Under the proposed architecture, the messaging system based on streaming data is utilized for the interaction between modules, which outperforms in throughput and low-latency delivery. Moreover, the implementation of X-LoRa is presented along with the technical features as well as the functionality of each module. The extensive experimental results demonstrate that X-LoRa can achieve the desirable performance and scalability to meet the requirements of diverse scenarios.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Qihao Zhou, Kan Zheng, Lu Hou, Jinyu Xing, Rongtao Xu
Language: English
Topic: IoT Networks and Protocols
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2906046512