Narrowband Internet Of Things: Prototype Design And Hands-On Experiences

Abstract

With the IoT (Internet of Things) and upcoming next-generation communication systems, demand for low-power devices keeps growing on the worldwide scale. This paper presents a design of a universal device prototype for LPWAN (Low-PowerWide Area Network) technology called NB-IoT (Narrow Band Internet of Things), the latest member of the 3GPP family standardized in Release 13. Prototype board and its components are introduced alongside with the application that controls all the elements and the communication. In the end, initial measurements of power consumption, transmission reliability and delay are shown and evaluated.