Exploration of the LoRa Technology Utilization Possibilities in Healthcare IoT Devices

Valach, Alexander; Macko, Dominik

doi:10.1109/iceta.2018.8572032

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“…However, they also claim it is unsuitable for continuous real-time data, instead recommending it for periodic reports. A similar conclusion is drawn by Valach and Macko [169] when studying LPWANs for fall detection in elderly patients. Valach and Macko claim LoRaWAN is unsuitable for critical alarms but good for monitoring health indicators over time while highlighting its Doppler Effect resistance, scalability, low power consumption, and long range.…”

Section: K Healthcaresupporting

confidence: 85%

“…However, the same study also claims power-domain techniques currently offer the best compromise between accuracy and power-efficiency. LoRaWAN, SigFox, NB-IoT and LTE-M are capable of achieving the highest localization accuracy, with Valach and Macko [169] further clarifying NB-IoT has superior accuracy to LoRaWAN. LoRaWAN and SigFox are best suited to power-domain techniques, while NB-IoT and LTE-M are best suited to those in the time domain.…”

Section: Logisticsmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…However, LoRaWAN's shorter range could be problematic when monitoring patients over wide areas. LoRaWAN is also capable of localization, however this is only accurate to within 200 meters [169] in contrast to NB-IoT's 50 meters. Additionally, LoRaWAN's reduced load scalability limits its viability for critical healthcare systems and makes it difficult to practically achieve real-time communications.…”

Section: K Healthcarementioning

confidence: 99%

“…We assess that LoRaWAN is a good choice for wildlife monitoring as it uses little power, has high localization accuracy among LPWANs [169], and is capable of working well attached to fast-moving objects such as animals. NB-IoT is also a good choice as it provides longer range than LoRaWAN and demonstrated improved obstacle penetration in open areas [96].…”

Section: G Wildlife Monitoringmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Localization capabilities can also provide significant benefit to healthcare, with example use cases including tracking vulnerable patients and locating them in emergencies. Valach and Macko state in [169] that LPWANs can potentially provide a low-power alternative to GPS for patient tracking.…”

Section: K Healthcarementioning

confidence: 99%

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Low-Power Wide-Area Networks: Design Goals, Architecture, Suitability to Use Cases and Research Challenges

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Previous survey articles on Low-Powered Wide-Area Networks (LPWANs) lack a systematic analysis of the design goals of LPWAN and the design decisions adopted by various commercially available and emerging LPWAN technologies, and no study has analysed how their design decisions impact their ability to meet design goals. Assessing a technology's ability to meet design goals is essential in determining suitable technologies for a given application. To address these gaps, we have analysed six prominent design goals and identified the design decisions used to meet each goal in the eight LPWAN technologies, ranging from technical consideration to business model, and determined which specific technique in a design decision will help meet each goal to the greatest extent. System architecture and specifications are presented for those LPWAN solutions, and their ability to meet each design goal is evaluated. We outline seventeen use cases across twelve domains that require large low power network infrastructure and prioritise each design goal's importance to those applications as Low, Moderate, or High. Using these priorities and each technology's suitability for meeting design goals, we suggest appropriate LPWAN technologies for each use case. Finally, a number of research challenges are presented for current and future technologies. INDEX TERMS Low power wide area network (LPWAN), Internet of Things (IoT), design goals, MAC layer, channel access, long range, scalability, data rate, licensed and unlicensed band, operational lifetime.

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Section: K Healthcaresupporting

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Section: Logisticsmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: K Healthcarementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: G Wildlife Monitoringmentioning

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Section: K Healthcarementioning

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