LoRaWan: Low Cost Solution for Smart Cities
Communication and easy access to information are the main factors in reducing waste of time and resources. Communication systems are heavily dependent on telecommunications companies, which provide high speed services, but charge a high monthly fee per de
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LoRaWan: Low Cost Solution for Smart Cities Fernando Vinícios Manchini de Souza and Roberto Dos Santos Rabello
Abstract Communication and easy access to information are the main factors in reducing waste of time and resources. Communication systems are heavily dependent on telecommunications companies, which provide high speed services, but charge a high monthly fee per device, thus making some applications unaffordable. A LoRaWan is an emerging network technology that stands out for having characteristics such as long range capability, low power consumption and low cost, and focuses on sensing, thus proving to be a good alternative as a communication solution in applications for smart cities. This article highlights projects that use LoRaWan in simple applications with the potential to improve the quality of life of citizens by implementing the concept of a smart city in a distributed manner. In this study, tests are carried out on libraries, and frameworks are developed by open software communities on how they play a key role in the popularization of technology around the world.
11.1 Introduction In various scenarios, communication and facilitated access to information are the key to reducing waste of time and resources. For instance, receiving prior notification that traffic will be blocked and suggestions for detour, making medical appointments via Internet, providing essential services such as location of banks throughout the city, transportation optimization through sharing, production and distribution of food in urban farming. However, the communication system is heavily dependent on telecommunications companies, which provide high speed services, but charge high monthly fees per device, thus making some applications unaffordable. The telecommunications market is governed by complex regulations. As a result, few companies offer these services, and competition is discouraged.
F. V. M. de Souza () · R. D. S. Rabello Universidade de Passo Fundo, São José, Passo Fundo, Brazil e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 V. N. Coelho et al. (eds.), Smart and Digital Cities, Urban Computing, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12255-3_11
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For instance, in Brazil, prices increase considerably due to high taxes. As a result, investments in small towns and rural areas are insufficient, and many places have no network coverage. These obstacles make it difficult to implement the Internet of Things (IoT) on a large scale in rural areas or even in the urban area of small cities as the cost of each device increases because it requires reasonable processing power to support network protocols, such as TCP/IP, in addition to the maintenance fee to keep each device connected. Solutions for smart cities are very dependent on information and communication technology (ICT) companies for the collection, communication, and analysis of data. Platforms such as IBM have a strong appeal to their products and services. However, it is impossible that the
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