M2M solutions &amp;#x2014; Design challenges and considerations

Jalali, Sukriti

doi:10.1109/raics.2013.6745475

“…In Brazil, all new vehicles produced in, or imported to, will be equipped with GPRS modules to reduce vehicle theft. The UK government vision is for every home to have smart meters by 2020 [7]. Another reason for M2M growth is that it is offers something to each entity in the ecosystem from chip set providers to M2M module makers to network operators to system integrators.…”

Section: M2m Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resource allocation in clustered M2M networks: a q-learning approach

Hussain¹

2021

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Machine to machine (M2M) communication has received increasing attention in recent years. A M2M network exhibits salient features such as large number of machines/devices, low data rates, delay tolerant/sensitive, small sized packets, energy-constrained and low or no mobility. A large number of M2M terminals may exist in a small area with many trying to simultaneously and randomly access for channel resources - which will result in overload and access problem. This increased signaling overhead and diverse requirements of machine type communication devices (MTCDs) call for the development of flexible and efficient scheduling and random access techniques. In this thesis, we first review and compare various scheduling and random access techniques in LTE-based cellular networks for M2M communication. We also discuss how successful they are to fulfill the unique requirements of M2M communication and networking. Resource management in M2M networks with a large number devices is also reviewed from the access point of view. We propose a multi-objective optimization based solution to the problem of resource allocation in interference-limited M2M communication. We consider MTCDs in a clustered network structure, where they are divided into clusters and the devices belonging to a cluster communicate to cluster head (or controller). We maximize the number of admitted MTCD controllers and throughput with least interference caused to conventional primary users. We formulate the problem as a mixed-integer non-linear problem with multiple objectives and solve it using meshed adaptive direct search (MADS) algorithm. Simulation results show the effects of varying different parameters on cumulative throughput and the number of admitted iii MTCD controllers. We then formulate the slot selection problem in M2M networks with admitted MTCDs as an optimization problem. We present a solution using the Q-learning algorithm to select conflict-free slot assignment in a random access network with MTCD controllers. The performance of the solution is dependent on parameters such as learning rate and reward. We thoroughly analyze the performance of the proposed algorithm considering different parameters related to its operation. We also compare it with simple ALOHA and channel-based scheduled allocation and show that the proposed Q-learning based technique has a higher probability of assigning slots compared to these techniques. We then present a block based Q-learning algorithm for the scheduling of MTCDs in clustered M2M communication networks. At first centralized slot assignment is done and an algorithm is proposed for minimizing the inter-cluster interference. Then we propose to use an Q-learning algorithm to assign slots in a distributed manner and comparison is made between the two schemes. Afterwards, we show the effects of distributed slot-assignment with respect to varying signal-to-interference ratio on convergence rate and convergence probability. Cumulative distribution function is used to study the effect of various SIR threshold levels on the convergence probability. With the increase in SIR threshold levels, increase in convergence time and decrease in convergence probability are observed, as less block configuration fulfills the required threshold in the M2M network.

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“…In Brazil, all new vehicles produced in, or imported to, will be equipped with GPRS modules to reduce vehicle theft. The UK government vision is for every home to have smart meters by 2020 [7]. Another reason for M2M growth is that it is offers something to each entity in the ecosystem from chip set providers to M2M module makers to network operators to system integrators.…”

Section: M2m Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resource allocation in clustered M2M networks: a q-learning approach

Hussain¹

2021

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Machine to machine (M2M) communication has received increasing attention in recent years. A M2M network exhibits salient features such as large number of machines/devices, low data rates, delay tolerant/sensitive, small sized packets, energy-constrained and low or no mobility. A large number of M2M terminals may exist in a small area with many trying to simultaneously and randomly access for channel resources - which will result in overload and access problem. This increased signaling overhead and diverse requirements of machine type communication devices (MTCDs) call for the development of flexible and efficient scheduling and random access techniques. In this thesis, we first review and compare various scheduling and random access techniques in LTE-based cellular networks for M2M communication. We also discuss how successful they are to fulfill the unique requirements of M2M communication and networking. Resource management in M2M networks with a large number devices is also reviewed from the access point of view. We propose a multi-objective optimization based solution to the problem of resource allocation in interference-limited M2M communication. We consider MTCDs in a clustered network structure, where they are divided into clusters and the devices belonging to a cluster communicate to cluster head (or controller). We maximize the number of admitted MTCD controllers and throughput with least interference caused to conventional primary users. We formulate the problem as a mixed-integer non-linear problem with multiple objectives and solve it using meshed adaptive direct search (MADS) algorithm. Simulation results show the effects of varying different parameters on cumulative throughput and the number of admitted iii MTCD controllers. We then formulate the slot selection problem in M2M networks with admitted MTCDs as an optimization problem. We present a solution using the Q-learning algorithm to select conflict-free slot assignment in a random access network with MTCD controllers. The performance of the solution is dependent on parameters such as learning rate and reward. We thoroughly analyze the performance of the proposed algorithm considering different parameters related to its operation. We also compare it with simple ALOHA and channel-based scheduled allocation and show that the proposed Q-learning based technique has a higher probability of assigning slots compared to these techniques. We then present a block based Q-learning algorithm for the scheduling of MTCDs in clustered M2M communication networks. At first centralized slot assignment is done and an algorithm is proposed for minimizing the inter-cluster interference. Then we propose to use an Q-learning algorithm to assign slots in a distributed manner and comparison is made between the two schemes. Afterwards, we show the effects of distributed slot-assignment with respect to varying signal-to-interference ratio on convergence rate and convergence probability. Cumulative distribution function is used to study the effect of various SIR threshold levels on the convergence probability. With the increase in SIR threshold levels, increase in convergence time and decrease in convergence probability are observed, as less block configuration fulfills the required threshold in the M2M network.

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“…Currently, Internet traffic consumes 5% of all of the world’s energy in data transmission and processing [ 8 ]. With predictions of up to 50 billion devices being connected in the world-wide computer network [ 9 , 10 ], the energy consumption will increase considerably. Another point is the transmission of data in IoT environments, where a significant part occurs through the Wi-Fi protocol IEEE 802.11 [ 11 ], but may also use 3G and 4G cellular communication.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Data Summarization in the Node by Parameters (DSNP): Local Data Fusion in an IoT Environment

Maschi

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Pinto

²

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Meneguette

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et al. 2018

Sensors

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With the advent of the Internet of Things, billions of objects or devices are inserted into the global computer network, generating and processing data at a volume never imagined before. This paper proposes a way to collect and process local data through a data fusion technology called summarization. The main feature of the proposal is the local data fusion, through parameters provided by the application, ensuring the quality of data collected by the sensor node. In the evaluation, the sensor node was compared when performing the data summary with another that performed a continuous recording of the collected data. Two sets of nodes were created, one with a sensor node that analyzed the luminosity of the room, which in this case obtained a reduction of 97% in the volume of data generated, and another set that analyzed the temperature of the room, obtaining a reduction of 80% in the data volume. Through these tests, it has been proven that the local data fusion at the node can be used to reduce the volume of data generated, consequently decreasing the volume of messages generated by IoT environments.

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M2M solutions — Design challenges and considerations

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Resource allocation in clustered M2M networks: a q-learning approach

Data Summarization in the Node by Parameters (DSNP): Local Data Fusion in an IoT Environment

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