Demo: LoRa Mesh Network Experimentation in a City-Wide Testbed

Abstract

LoRa is a low-power long-range Internet of Things (IoT) standard that offers remarkable performance, especially in remote rural areas. However the single-hop nature of current LoRa networks, poses significant challenges for urban setups and complex network environments, where several gateways with network access need to be deployed to offer the required connectivity. Towards overcoming the connectivity inefficiency of LoRa in relevant environments, the application of mesh networking has been identified as a candidate solution with rich potential. In this work, we present a LoRa based mesh networking tool for LoRa mesh experimentation that is currently applied in testbed of 10 LoRa mesh capable devices across the city area of Volos, Greece.