Internet of Things (IoT) is set to dominate telecom market where machines exchange data for intelligent applications. Devices and networks supporting IoT pose unique challenges such as low power, low cost, low mobility, and long battery life.3GPP-defined LPWA technology options include LTE-M (or enhanced machine type communication) and Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT).This course addresses how IoT is implemented over the existing LTE networks.
EXPECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Define Machine Type Communications (MTC)
- Give examples of LPWA technologies
- List requirements of IoT in a wireless environment
- Give examples of IoT use cases
- Differentiate between 3GPP and non-3GPP IoT
- Summarize wireless optimizations for IoT such as Power Save Mode and eDRX
- Distinguish among MTC, LTE-M, and NB-IoT
- Specify the characteristics of Cat M1 and Cat NB1 devices
- Describe the main features of enhanced MTC (eMTC) and Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) air interface
TARGET AUDIENCE
Managers, Engineers, and Technicians involved in the planning, deployment and maintenance of mobile networks
COURSE DETAILS
Introduction to IoT
- IoT and MTC
- Overview of MTC, eMTC, and NB-IoT
- Non-3GPP IoT solutions (SIGFOX, LoRa, Silver Spring Networks, and Ingenu)
- Cellular IoT vs. non-cellular IoT
- UE categories
RF Optimizations for IoT
- IoT requirements on wireless networks
- Extended Access Barring (EAB)
- Overload and congestion control
- Optimized NAS signaling
- Coverage enhancement (CE) techniques
- CE Mode A and CE Mode B
- Power Save Mode (PSM)
- eDRX for idle and connected modes
LTE-M NB-IoT
- LTE-M Characteristics
- NB-IoT Characterestics
- LTE-M vs NB-IoT