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Fundamentals of IoT Communication Technologies

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A great deal of IoT solutions require low-power long-range coverage that is not typically supported in most WPAN deployments. LPWAN technologies address this need by providing proprietary mechanisms that can integrate with core IP networks to provide hybrid IoT solutions. This chapter explores a wide range of standards that include LoRa, SigFox, D7AP, and Weightless. NB-IoT and other relevant mobile IoT technologies including latest development associated with 5G are detailed. In general, these technologies are presented from a performance and security perspective including a description of their stacks.

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Herrero, R. (2022). LPWAN Technologies. In: Fundamentals of IoT Communication Technologies. Textbooks in Telecommunication Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70080-5_8

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