Scalability of Machine to Machine systems and the Internet of Things on LTE mobile networks

Jermyn, Jill; Jover, Roger Piqueras; Murynets, Ilona; Istomin, Mikhail; Stolfo, Salvatore J.

doi:10.1109/wowmom.2015.7158142

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“…The surge in the number of connected devices [25], not only affects the Radio Access Network (RAN) of LTE but also severe signaling overload is expected to happen at the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) of LTE [26]. In [27], the scalability of MTC and Internet of Things (IoT) on existing LTE networks is investigated and it is shown that some MTC traffic categories, e.g. asset tracking, can be substantially challenging.…”

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Energy-efficient scheduling and grouping for machine-type communications over cellular networks

Azari

2016

Ad Hoc Networks

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In this paper, energy-efficient scheduling for grouped machine-type devices deployed in cellular networks is investigated. We introduce a scheduling-based cooperation incentive scheme which enables machine nodes to organize themselves locally, create machine groups, and communicate through group representatives to the base station. This scheme benefits from a novel scheduler design which takes into account the cooperation level of each node, reimburses the extra energy consumptions of group representatives, and maximizes the network lifetime. As reusing cellular uplink resources for communications inside the groups degrades the Quality of Service (QoS) of the primary users, analytical results are provided which present a tradeoff between maximum allowable number of simultaneously active machine groups in a given cell and QoS of the primary users. Furthermore, we extend our derived solutions for the existing cellular networks, propose a cooperation-incentive LTE scheduler, and present our simulation results in the context of LTE. The simulation results show that the proposed solutions significantly prolong the network lifetime.Also, it is shown that under certain circumstances, reusing uplink resource by machine devices can degrade the outage performance of the primary users significantly, and hence, coexistence management of machine devices and cellular users is of paramount importance for next generations of cellular networks in order to enable group-based machine-type communications while guaranteeing QoS for the primary users.

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Energy-efficient scheduling and grouping for machine-type communications over cellular networks

Azari

2016

Ad Hoc Networks

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“…Devices can establish communications and connectivity with each other without any human being's intervention. This is called Machine to Machine Interaction (M2M) [2]. This enables researchers to conduct investigations in building viable systems that assists humans in various aspects in their daily life.…”

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Agents of Things (AOT): Utilizing JADE Agent Technology as Communication Middleware for Vehicle Monitoring System

Eddy¹,

Ahmad

Tang

2018

IJFGCN

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“…temperature readings) and frequent connections [4]. More importantly, these connections are often not random, but periodic [5].…”

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“…The frequent connections of MTC devices is the major reason that pushes LTE networks to their limits [5]. Typically, MTC devices pass through the Random Access (RA) and Attach procedures to get into a connected state, send a short message and are then switched back to the idle state by the eNodeB (base station in LTE), tearing down any established communication bearers.…”

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“…This procedure needs to be repeated each time a device wants to send data, introducing a large signaling load in both the Radio Access Network (RAN) and the core network (EPC) of LTE networks. This signaling overhead is often disproportional to the size of the actual message being transmitted [4], [5]. To make matters worse, these connections may be synchronized between similar devices (e.g.…”

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ASPIS: A Holistic and Practical Mechanism for Efficient MTC Support over Mobile Networks

Tsoukaneri

Foukas

Marina

2017

2017 IEEE 14th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS)

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Abstract-Machine Type Communications (MTC) collectively refers to the exchange of data among devices that operate without human intervention. A significant number of such devices are currently served by cellular networks, and that number is expected to grow in the near future. However, cellular networks, including current fourth generation LTE networks, face several challenges when it comes to handling MTC traffic as they were primarily designed for Human Type Communications (HTC) which have very different traffic patterns. In this paper we focus on periodic MTC devices, such as sensors and meters, which cause significant signaling load and increased collisions over standard LTE networks. We propose ASPIS, a holistic mechanism designed to overcome these problems. ASPIS reduces the signaling load by partly preserving a device's connection to the network in conjunction with a new Random Access process and efficient support for short message transmissions. In addition, it uses a proactive preamble split scheme to alleviate collisions. ASPIS is easy to implement without requiring hardware changes while at the same time maintains security and can be incrementally deployed alongside legacy devices/infrastructure. We showcase the practicality of ASPIS by implementing it on the OpenAirInterface platform. Further, we demonstrate its effectiveness through extensive evaluations via a combination of small-scale experimental evaluation and large-scale, realistic simulations.

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Scalability of Machine to Machine systems and the Internet of Things on LTE mobile networks

Cited by 29 publications

References 12 publications

Energy-efficient scheduling and grouping for machine-type communications over cellular networks

Energy-efficient scheduling and grouping for machine-type communications over cellular networks

Agents of Things (AOT): Utilizing JADE Agent Technology as Communication Middleware for Vehicle Monitoring System

ASPIS: A Holistic and Practical Mechanism for Efficient MTC Support over Mobile Networks

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