Abstract
The 3GPP has introduced a new narrowband radio technology called narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) in Release 13. NB-IoT was designed to support very low power consumption and low-cost devices in extreme coverage conditions. NB-IoT operates in very small bandwidth and will provide connectivity to a large number of low-data-rate devices. This article highlights some of the key features introduced in NB-IoT and presents performance results from real-life experiments. The experiments were carried out using an early-standard-compliant prototype based on a software defined radio partial implementation of NB-IoT that runs on a desktop computer connected to the network. It is found that a cloud radio access network is a good candidate for NB-IoT implementation.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 7955908 |
Pages (from-to) | 26-32 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |