LoRa protocol performance assessment in critical noise conditions

Abstract

LPWAN systems are being deployed in lightly licensed regional bands. For applications with low data rate and low duty cycle, LPWAN extends battery life, reduces cost and offers improved link budgets compared with current cellular formats. Networks often use a star topology around a gateway node. LoRa is a Sub-GHz wireless technology designed for low power, unlicensed, Long Range operations. The communication performance of this technology was assessed. The results indicated that this technology can provide very robust communication even in the presence of high noise level.