LoRaWAN IoT Technology for Energy Smart Metering Case Study Lebanon

Abstract

Internet of things (IoT) technology is based on connecting each real object to the internet. Every single object is uniquely recognized and reachable over the network. IoT last mile connectivity is based on different communication technologies and protocols, where the majority is categorized as short-range networks that operate in ISM band like Zigbee, Wifi and Bluetooth. Short-range technologies were successfully tested and deployed in different industrial sectors. However, in the energy sectors its deployment is challenging in certain hard to reach areas where a reliable last mile connectivity is required between the home area network (HAN) smart meters and the meter data management system (MDMS). Therefore recently, Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technology, which offers a long range connectivity, has emerged as a promising technology for IoT. Within LPWAN, variety of platforms exist and operate in licensed and unlicensed spectrum respectively like NB-IoT, and LoRaWAN, Sigfox. In this paper we discuss both the performance of LoRaWAN in a real-world environment and its deployment as a low cost, long range and reliable last mile solution for energy smart metering in urban area scenario where short range solution may not work the best. Furthermore, a prototype that is adapted to the existing Lebanese traditional energy sector was developed to test LoRaWAN usefulness in Lebanon.

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