Planet 6.

1 for IoT LPWA

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Content
Overview of IoT technologies
Low Power Wide Area (LPWA)
Cellular / 3GPP

Low Power Wide Area Technologies

SIGFOX
LoRa

IoT LWPA Technologies in Planet

Network Settings, Sites, Diversity Gains
Propagation Modeling
Network Analyses
Automated Network Planning

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Introduction

Wi-Fi
LTE

WiMAX

IoT-LPWA

Planet

iDEN

WCDMA

GSM

Cdma2000

LMR
Tetra
P25

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the

network of physical devices, vehicles,
buildings and other items
IoT offers advanced connectivity of
devices, systems, and services that
goes beyond machine to machine (M2M)
communications and covers a variety of
protocols, domains, and applications
Planet 6.1 allows modeling IoT LPWA
technologies such as SIGFOX, LoRa,
Zigbee, etc.
Mentum Planet Technology
Modules
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Overview of IoT Technologies

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IoT Applications and Use Cases

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IoT Applications & Use Cases

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Connected Devices Forecast*

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* Connected devices forecast from Ericsson Mobility Report, June 2016. SIGFOX and LoRa fall under Non-cellular IoT; NB-IoT is considered Cellular IoT

IoT Service Requirements

There is no need for broadband connectivity.
Reliable connectivity to transmit intermittent data at effective cost; lower cost in exchange for lower
throughput
Long coverage range (distance to serving node)
Support for a massive number of devices
Long device battery life
Low uplink transmission power, and low power consumption
Narrow bandwidth, or low avg. bandwidth consumption per device
Higher level of delay-tolerance

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IoT Technologies Classification

Low Power Wide
Area (LPWA)
SIGFOX (Ultra
Narrow Band)
LoRa
Weightless
Ingenu OnRamp
And more...

Cellular (3GPP)
LTE-M
NB-LTE
Extended
Coverage GSM
(E-GSM)
NB-IoT

Short Range Wide

Area (SRWA)
Zigbee
IEEE 802.15.4
based
technologies

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LPWA IoT at a Glance

Low Power Wide Area (LPWA)

Spectrum: unlicensed bands such as 900 MHz or TV whitespace

Examples:
SIGFOX: (ultra narrow-band) CNB, proprietary
LoRa-Semtech: (spread spectrum), proprietary
Weightless: open source standard
Ingenu -On-RAMP-: (RPMA: Random Phase Multiple Access)
Key Features:
power-optimized IoT
lower-complexity waveforms (cheaper devices)
Interference handling capabilities:
wide-band spread spectrum
narrow bandwidth w. frequency hopping capabilities

LPWA low cost (< $5) modules are key enablers for the rapid growth in
IoT market.
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LPWA vs. Cellular IoT

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LPWA vs. cellular IoT: Coverage & Data Rates

*UNB = Ultra Narrow Bandwidth (e.g., SIGFOX)

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NB-IoT Deployment Options

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SIGFOX

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SIGFOX
Unlicensed Spectrum (902/915 MHz ISM band in the US, 868 MHz in Europe)
Ultra-narrowband technology (~100Hz/transmission):
The carrier is divided in 400 channels of 100Hz
High power spectrum density (power is concentrated on ultra small bandwidth)
low thermal noise (~ -150 dBm at T = 290 K)

Modulations:
Uplink: deferential BPSK. Random FDMA-based transmission (Frequency hopping).
Downlink: frequency-shift keying GFSK

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SIGFOX Coverage in France

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LoRa

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LoRa
LoRa modulation: a version of Chirp Spread Spectrum (CSS) with a typical channel bandwidth of
125KHz
Spectrum: unlicensed, i.e. the 915 MHz ISM band in the US, 868 MHz in Europe
Communication between end-devices and gateways is spread out on a set of
orthogonal channels of different data rates.
Each channel has a different spreading factor, where higher spreading factors result in lower data
rates but better coverage.
Packet size can range from 2 to 255 bytes
Data rates range from 0.3 kbps to 50 kbps (corresponding to various spreading factors, code
rates, and channel bandwidths)

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LoRa
For a 125 KHz LoRa carrier, assuming the highest code rate, the uplink data rates
of the eight available channels are:
Channel (modulation)

Bit Rate (b/s)

Required SINR (dB)

LoRa SF = 6

9375

-5

LoRa SF = 7

5468

-7.5

LoRa SF = 8

3125

-10

LoRa SF = 9

1757

-12.5

LoRa SF = 10

976

-15

LoRa SF = 11

537

-17.5

LoRa SF = 12

293

-20

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LoRaWAN Networks
LoRaWAN network architecture is a star-of-stars topology in which IP-Connected
gateways are transparent bridges relaying messages of end-devices
Communication between end-devices and gateways is spread out on
different frequency channels and data rates. Rates range from 0.3 kbps to 50 kbps.
The selection of the data rates (spreading factors) is a trade-off between
communication range and message duration
Relies on orthogonality between transmissions which could suffer badly when
multiple overlapping networks are deployed in the same spectrum

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IoT LPWA in Planet

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IoT Technology Module in Planet

Many companies are deploying
wireless networks using dedicated IoT
technologies
Planet offers a complete solution for
IoT networks throughout the whole
network cycle
IoT technologies in Planet are
supported in the same platform as
other RF technologies

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IoT LPWA in Planet

Project Setup
Propagation
Modeling
Network
Analyses
Automatic
Network Planning

Network Settings: Frequency bands

Site Editor: Propagation, antenna, PA power, SIGFOX Uplink diversity gains
IoT Device Editor: PA Power, Noise Figure

Geographical Data support (Elevation, clutter, clutter height, building/forest polygons)

State of the art propagation modeling
Intelligent antenna management and modeling

Network analyses (signal strength, SIGFOX diversity levels, LoRa Uplink best available modulation)
3D generation and visualization
Data analytics and statistics
Scheduling and automation

Automatic Cell Planning (Site Selection & Optimization)

Interactive Cell Planning
Automatic Site Placement Tool
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Geographical Data

Cityscapes
20-30m resolution

Cityscapes HD
10-15m resolution

Skyline
5m resolution Clutter

Skyline
5m resolution Clutter Height & Polygons

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Main Propagation Models in Planet

Planet Generic
Model

Planet General
Model

CRC-Predict

P3M

Planet Universal
Model

mmWave Modelling 6 - 100GHz

Very Good

N/A

N/A

Very Good

N/A

Macro-cellular

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Mini-cellular (Urban)

Very Good

Fair

Fair

Very Good

Excellent

Micro-cellular (Urban)

Very Good

Fair

Poor

Very Good

Excellent

No tuning

Very Good

Poor

Good

Good

Very Good

Cluster tuning

N/A

Good

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Hyper-tuning (per sector model)

N/A

Excellent

Good

Excellent

Excellent

Mountainous areas

Very Good

Fair

Very Good

Very Good

Excellent

Computation times

Very Good

Excellent

Fair

Very Good

Very Good

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Site Editor

Sit Editor SIGFOX Sector with Diversity Gains

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Network Analyses
IoT-specific simulation engine with downlink
and uplink analysis
DL/UL best server
DL/UL received signal strength
DL/UL S/(N+I)
DL/UL coverage
Including diversity requirement

Number of servers
Nth Best Server
LoRa Uplink capacity

Multi-threaded
SIGFOX Coverage
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SIGFOX Uplink Diversity Levels

SIGFOX Network in Paris Uplink Diversity Levels

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LoRa Uplink Capacity

LoRa Network in San Francisco Uplink Capacity

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Data Analytics / Layer Statistics

Statistics
Multi-layer
Conditional analysis
Traffic weighting
Analysis segmentation

Grid tools
Grid queries
Grid calculations

Result publishing
Contour reports
Layer statistic reports
Report export capabilities
Best Pilot Ec Statistics Over Received Signal and Clutter
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Automatic Network Planning

Automatic Network Planning components
Automatic Site Placement
Greenfield network

Automated
Site
Selection

Automated
Site
Optimization

Automated
Site
Placement

Interactive
Cell
Planning

Network expansion

Native 64-bit and multi-threaded

Automatic Cell Planning tool
Site selection
Site de-selection
Site optimization

Interactive Cell Planning

Automatic Network Planning solution

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Automatic Site Placement

Automatic and fast creation
of a cluster of sites
Enables the creation of large networks
for dimensioning and/or early planning
Can be used for greenfield
deployments and network expansions
E.g., addition of LTE small cells based
on existing LTE macro cells
Network created using automatic site placement tool

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Planet Automatic Cell Planning Tool for IoT

Support for
Wi-Fi

SIGFOX uplink diversity gains

LTE

LoRa uplink spectral efficiency goal

IoT-LPWA

Scalability and Performance

Multi-threaded

WiMAX

Planet

Native 64-bit process

Seamless integration with Planet

Available APIs for automation

iDEN

GSM

Multi-area optimizations
Multi-technology optimizations

WCDMA

Cdma2000

LMR
Tetra
P25

Ability to commute licenses

Planet ACP Technology Support
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Interactive Cell Planning

LoRa Site Selection 90

SitesSites
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Conclusion

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Thank you!
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