LoRaWAN CubeSat with an Adaptive Data Rate: An Experimental Analysis of Path Loss Link Margin

Autor: Syed Zafar Abbas Mehdi, Aiffah Mohd Ali, Safiah Zulkifli
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
Předmět:
Zdroj: Aerospace, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 53 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2226-4310
DOI: 10.3390/aerospace10010053
Popis: One of the challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT) is to provide connectivity to devices around the globe. Long Range (LoRa) is one of the most practical technologies due to its low-power and long-range capabilities to be used by the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) CubeSat. This study aims to evaluate the performance of the Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) in receiving uplink messages from ground sensor nodes at an altitude of 550 km with a maximum elevation angle of 0°. An Adaptive Data Rate (ADR) is applied for the dynamic signal reception with respect to receiving signal strength. In this study, the path loss is simulated using attenuation levels from 30–150 dB to ensure that the signal connectivity success rate is at a minimum elevation angle and to perform the link analysis under various conditions. The results show that the LoRaWAN signals are successfully received with an SNR of −21 at the 150 dB attenuation from the end nodes because of its spread-spectrum technique which allows the system to detect signals under the noise floor.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals