Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

Copyright

Biography

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. The Internet of Things

1.1. Introduction

1.2. IoT communication technologies

1.3. Outline of the book

Chapter 2. Global cellular IoT standards

2.1. 3GPP

2.2. Cellular system architecture

2.3. From machine-type communications to the cellular internet of things

2.4. 5G

2.5. MFA

Chapter 3. EC-GSM-IoT

3.1. Background

3.2. Physical layer

3.3. Idle and connected mode procedures

3.4. Other features

Chapter 4. EC-GSM-IoT performance

4.1. Performance objectives

4.2. Coverage

4.3. Data rate

4.4. Latency

4.5. Battery life

4.6. Capacity

4.7. Device complexity

4.8. Operation in a narrow frequency deployment

4.9. Positioning

Chapter 5. LTE-M

5.1. Background

5.2. Physical layer

5.3. Idle and connected mode procedures

5.4. NR and LTE-M coexistence

Chapter 6. LTE-M performance

6.1. Performance objectives

6.2. Coverage

6.3. Data rate

6.4. Latency

6.5. Battery life

6.6. Capacity

6.7. Device complexity

Chapter 7. NB-IoT

7.1. Background

7.2. Physical layer

7.3. Idle and connected mode procedures

7.4. NR and NB-IoT coexistence

Chapter 8. NB-IoT performance

8.1. Performance objectives

8.2. Coverage and data rate

8.3. Peak data rates

8.4. Latency

8.5. Battery life

8.6. Capacity

8.7. Positioning

8.8. Device complexity

8.9. NB-IoT fulfilling 5G performance requirements

Chapter 9. LTE URLLC

9.1. Background

9.2. Physical layer

9.3. Idle and connected mode procedures

Chapter 10. LTE URLLC performance

10.1. Performance objectives

10.2. Simulation framework

10.3. Evaluation

Chapter 11. NR URLLC

11.1. Background

11.2. Physical Layer

11.3. Idle and connected mode procedures

Chapter 12. NR URLLC performance

12.1. Performance objectives

12.2. Evaluation

12.3. Service coverage

Chapter 13. Enhanced LTE connectivity for drones

13.1. Introduction

13.2. Propagation channel characteristics

13.3. Challenges

13.4. LTE enhancements introduced in 3GPP Rel-15

Chapter 14. IoT technologies in unlicensed spectrum

14.1. Operation in unlicensed spectrum

14.2. Radio technologies for unlicensed spectrum

Chapter 15. MulteFire Alliance IoT technologies

15.1. Background

15.2. LTE-M-U

15.3. NB-IoT-U

15.4. Performance

Chapter 16. Choice of IoT technology

16.1. Cellular IoT versus non-cellular IoT

16.2. Choice of cellular IoT technology

16.3. Which cellular IoT technology to select

Chapter 17. Technical enablers for the IoT

17.1. Devices, computing and input/output technologies

17.2. Communication technologies

17.3. Internet technologies for IoT

17.4. The industrial Internet of Things

Chapter 18. 5G and beyond

Index