Chapter 16: Choice of IoT technology

Abstract

This chapter discusses the options of communication technologies for IoT. In a first part, the options of cellular IoT versus non-cellular IoT solutions are assessed.

In a second part, choices of cellular IoT technologies are compared. First, cellular IoT solutions for massive IoT are analyzed, comprising LTE-M and NB-IoT. The characteristics of those technologies are compared with regard to deployment, achievable data rates, latencies, spectral efficiency and battery efficiency. Second, cellular IoT solutions for critical IoT are analyzed, comprising Long-Term Evolution URLLC and NR URLLC.

In a third part, the considerations are described on how to assess the choices of cellular IoT technologies ...

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