Application: Metering, Environmental Sensing, Security (Cameras and Motion Detection Sensors).
Description
LPWAN is a category of wireless networks designed to cover a wide area of lower costs, and low power consumption devices typically for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. In 3GPP, LPWANs is represented by LTE-M (CAT-M1) and NB-IoT (NB-1). THere are other types of radio accesses such as LoRaWAN and Sigfox. The focus is s on NB-IoT here.
Devices
- Cameras
- Motion detection sensors
- Digital water, gas, or electric meters
KPIs
| KPI | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DL E2E Packet Latency | Best effort | — |
| UL E2E Packet Latency | Best effort | — |
| E2E Packet Jitter | Not sensitive | — |
| DL User Experience Data Rate (Mbps) | Very low: < 100 kbps | — |
| UL User Experience Data Rate (Mbps) | Very low: < 100 kbps | — |
| Communication Service Availability | Best effort | — |
| Guaranteed Bit Rate | Non-GBR | — |
| Criticality | Non-critical | — |
| Priority Service (NS/EP) | No | — |
| Service Continuity | Not required | — |
| Mobility | Fixed | — |
| Connection Density | Medium: 1000 -10000 | — |
| Communication Direction | Two-way | — |
| Data Reporting Mode | Time driven | — |
| Device Type and Form Factor | > 1 applicable device type | — |
| Device Integration | Standalone | — |
| Device Lifespan | Medium: 4 - 8 years | — |
| Device Power Constraints | Very limited: < 50 mW | — |
| DL E2E Packet Reliability | Best effort | — |
| UL E2E Packet Reliability | Best effort | — |
| Survival Time | > 100 ms | — |
| Connectivity Service Area | Wide-area | — |
| Connectivity Type (BAN/PAN/WAN/LAN) | WAN - Cellular/LPWA/Satellite | — |
| Sidelink Connectivity | Can be beneficial | — |
| Sidelink Connectivity Latency | Best effort | — |
| Position Accuracy | Fixed (no localization needed) | — |
| Sensing Range Resolution | Stringent (0.1 m - 10 m) | — |
| Velocity Resolution | Not applicable | — |
| False Alarm (FA) | Best effort | — |
| Missed Detection (MD) | Best effort | — |
| Edge Computing Service | Can be beneficial | — |
| EC: Edge Storage Offload | Inter-domain / Cross storage provider migration (edge federation) | — |
| EC: Edge Application Enablement Services | Not required | — |
| EC: Distributed and Autonomous Management of Edge Resources | Not required | — |
| AIML: Personalization | Not required | — |
| Connectivity Subscription Provisioning | Pre-subscribed and reprovision-able | — |
| Number of Subscriptions Supported by the Device | 1 | — |
| Local Connectivity for Device Configuration and Management | Cellular NPN | — |
| Device Configuration and Customization | Required post-deployment | — |