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Toward Ubiquitous Connectivity via Unlicensed LPWANs

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21F21074
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section外国
Review Section Basic Section 60060:Information network-related
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

牟田 修  九州大学, 日本エジプト科学技術連携センター, 准教授 (80336065)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SHAO CHENGLONG  九州大学, 日本エジプト科学技術連携センター, 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-28 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
KeywordsInternet of Things / LoRaWAN / Collision resolution / Channel access / Energy fairness / Physical layer / Close physical contact / Wireless power transfer / Mobile charging
Outline of Research at the Start

Current unlicensed LPWANs (Low-Power Wide-Area Networks) fail to achieve the ubiquitous connectivity required by many Internet-of-Things applications and thus cannot show their full potential to satisfy the needs of this intelligent society. Therefore, to build multifunctional unlicensed LPWANs with improved connectivity between LPWAN gateways and end devices, we develop a systematic approach mainly including resilient signal reception, harmonious device transmissions, and adaptive resource allocation. A practical system study will be conducted to show the superiority of our approach.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

This research aims to design LRNet, a one-size-fits-all networking engine for LoRaWAN systems, to provide ubiquitous Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity. Specifically, LRNet is expected to enable better device coexistence and higher link capacity. In the first year, this is achieved mainly via the design of novel algorithms for resilient signal reception. To this end, we have built an indoor LoRaWAN prototype with two USRP N210 software-defined radios as LoRaWAN gateways and twelve Dragino LoRa Shields as LoRaWAN end devices. In the second year, we have built an outdoor LoRaWAN prototype with several commodity LoRaWAN gateways and a larger number of LoRaWAN end devices. This prototype was deployed in a university campus environment. Regarding the issue of resilient signal reception, we have published a paper to present a physical-layer anti-collision solution. We have also conducted several experiments to study the medium access control (MAC)-layer issues in LoRaWAN. We have published two papers to provide a comprehensive tutorial of LoRaWAN MAC and a newly-designed MAC protocol for energy fairness improvement, respectively. Particularly, this proposed MAC protocol received the Best Paper Award at an international conference.

Research Progress Status

令和4年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

令和4年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Report

(2 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2022 2021 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Xi'an Jiaotong University/Hainan University(中国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Drexel University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Multiple Access in Large-Scale LoRaWAN: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Perspectives2022

    • Author(s)
      Chenglong Shao, Osamu Muta, Qinghe Du, Kapil R. Dandekar, and Xianpeng Wang
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine

      Volume: Early Access Issue: 5 Pages: 1-11

    • DOI

      10.1109/mce.2022.3182518

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] iCo: Toward Lightweight Resolution of Signal Collisions in LoRaWAN2022

    • Author(s)
      Chenglong Shao and Osamu Muta
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Communications Letters

      Volume: Vol. 26, No. 8 Issue: 8 Pages: 1957-1961

    • DOI

      10.1109/lcomm.2022.3178208

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Toward Ubiquitous Connectivity via LoRaWAN: An Overview of Signal Collision Resolving Solutions2021

    • Author(s)
      Chenglong Shao, Osamu Muta, Wenjie Wang, and Wonjun Lee
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Internet of Things Magazine

      Volume: Vol. 4, No. 4 Issue: 4 Pages: 114-119

    • DOI

      10.1109/iotm.001.2100114

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Dude, Are You Approaching Me? Detecting Close Physical Contact via Unlicensed LPWAN Signals2021

    • Author(s)
      Chenglong Shao and Osamu Muta
    • Journal Title

      Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshop

      Volume: June Pages: 1-6

    • DOI

      10.1109/iccworkshops50388.2021.9473769

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Heterogeneous Carrier-Sense Multiple Access for Improved Energy Fairness in LoRaWAN2022

    • Author(s)
      Chenglong Shao and Osamu Muta
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Computing and Networking (CANDAR) 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Toward Improved Energy Fairness for CSMA-based LoRaWAN2022

    • Author(s)
      Chenglong Shao and Osamu Muta
    • Organizer
      電子情報通信学会 無線通信システム研究会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Toward Lightweight Resolution of Signal Collisions in Chirp Spread Spectrum Systems2022

    • Author(s)
      Chenglong Shao and Osamu Muta
    • Organizer
      IEICE General Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] VirCh: Virtual Mobile Charger-based Wireless Power Transfer for Large-Scale Internet-of-Things Systems2021

    • Author(s)
      Chenglong Shao and Osamu Muta
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Communications
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Dude, Are You Approaching Me? Detecting Close Physical Contact via Unlicensed LPWAN Signals2021

    • Author(s)
      Chenglong Shao and Osamu Muta
    • Organizer
      IEICE Technical Committee on Communication Quality
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2021-05-27   Modified: 2024-03-26  

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