We propose an adaptation of the well-known Time Slotted Channel Hopping (TSCH) Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol, which was initially specified for IEEE 802.15.4 based networks, for operation over the LoRa PHY layer. Thanks to its deterministic nature, multiple concurrent communications can be handled, while reducing channel collision and ensuring reliability in a power-efficient manner. The proposed solution was implemented in the Contiki-NG operating system and tested on real motes.
Bezunartea Pascual, M, Van Glabbeek, R, Braeken, A, Tiberghien, J & Steenhaut, K 2019, Towards Energy Efficient LoRa Multihop Networks. in 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN). IEEE, pp. 1-3, 25th IEEE International Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN), Paris, France, 1/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/LANMAN.2019.8847137
Bezunartea Pascual, M., Van Glabbeek, R., Braeken, A., Tiberghien, J., & Steenhaut, K. (2019). Towards Energy Efficient LoRa Multihop Networks. In 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN) (pp. 1-3). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/LANMAN.2019.8847137
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title = "Towards Energy Efficient LoRa Multihop Networks",
abstract = "We propose an adaptation of the well-known Time Slotted Channel Hopping (TSCH) Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol, which was initially specified for IEEE 802.15.4 based networks, for operation over the LoRa PHY layer. Thanks to its deterministic nature, multiple concurrent communications can be handled, while reducing channel collision and ensuring reliability in a power-efficient manner. The proposed solution was implemented in the Contiki-NG operating system and tested on real motes.",
author = "{Bezunartea Pascual}, Maite and {Van Glabbeek}, Roald and An Braeken and Jacques Tiberghien and Kris Steenhaut",
year = "2019",
month = sep,
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doi = "10.1109/LANMAN.2019.8847137",
language = "English",
pages = "1--3",
booktitle = "2019 IEEE International Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN)",
publisher = "IEEE",
note = "25th IEEE International Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN), LANMAN ; Conference date: 01-07-2019 Through 03-07-2019",
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