np-CECADA: Enhancing Ubiquitous Connectivity of LoRa Networks

Nikolaos Kouvelas, R. Venkatesha Prasad, Niloofar Yazdani, Daniel E. Lucani

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Abstract

Long Range Wide Area Networks (LoRaWAN) offer ubiquitous communications for The Internet of Things (IoT). However, there are many challenges in rolling out LoRaWAN - mainly scalability, energy efficiency, Packet Reception Ratio (PRR), and keeping the channel access as simple as unslotted ALOHA. To this end, we design non-persistent Capture Effect Channel Activity Detection Algorithm (np-CECADA), which is a novel, distributed protocol for the MAC layer of LoRaWAN. It utilizes Channel Activity Detection (CAD), which is a built-in imperfect mechanism for channel sensing and minimal feedback from the gateways. In np-CECADA each device independently adapts backoff times based on the traffic in its vicinity and the transmission power based on the heuristically inferred probability of capturing the channel. To achieve this, first, we carried out an extensive on-field evaluation to measure the effectiveness of CAD and capture effect in LoRa. Using them we designed np CECADA and developed ns-3 modules. Packet Reception Ratio of np-CECADA is 15.74× and 5.13× higher than vanilla LoRaWAN and p-CARMA, respectively. Channel utilization is 11.24× higher compared to LMAC. Further, on a testbed of 30 LoRa devices np-CECADA outperforms LoRaWAN up to 5 times.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE 18th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS)
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings
EditorsCristina Ceballos
Place of PublicationPiscataway
PublisherIEEE
Pages374-382
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-6654-4935-9
ISBN (Print)978-1-6654-4936-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event2021 IEEE 18th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS) - Virtual at Denver, United States
Duration: 4 Oct 20217 Oct 2021
Conference number: 18th

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE 18th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS)
Abbreviated titleMASS 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual at Denver
Period4/10/217/10/21

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