NB-IoT repetitions

NB-IoT part 3: repetitions

NB-IoT is designed to achieve a 20 dB coverage improvement over GSM’s MCL or link budget. The maximum link loss, MCL, for GSM is 144 dB. The maximum link loss for NB-IoT is, therefore, 164 dB. There are several ways that NB-IoT improved the signal over GSM. NB-IoT and Message repetition The downlink improvement is …

NB-IoT basics: part 2 power saving

For NB-IoT, the general design goal of the 3GPP standard is that the battery should last for at least ten years. NB-IoT reduces power consumption using mechanisms called eDRX and PSM. The eDRX (extended Discontinuous Reception) and PSM (Power Saving Mode) parameters allow the device to go into a deep sleep mode for a few …

Och vinnaren mellan LoRaWAN och 5G är…

Luften var laddad, jag var inbjuden att tala 5G på ett LoRaWAN-event. För dig som inte vet varför det är laddat; Det är som att prata fördelar med Volvo på en SAAB-mässa (ok dålig jämförelse eftersom inte SAAB finns längre, men ni som har samma grå färg på håret som jag förstår vad jag menar). …

NB-IoT versions

NB-IoT basics: part 1 versions

NB-IoT is one of two 5G LPWAN standards (the other is called LTE CAT-M1). NB-IoT and LTE-M have excellent energy consumption and power-saving features; they are great for saving a lot of energy compared to other cellular standards. There are different technologies and functions within each of these two to do that. If you have …