A Primer on 3GPP Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT)

2016/06/13 by Y.-P. Eric Wang, Xingqin Lin, Wang, Y. -P. Eric +13 · 4 citations
Engineering · #IoT Networks and Protocols #IoT-based Smart Home Systems #Wireless Body Area Networks

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1606.04171

Abstract

Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) is a new cellular technology introduced in 3GPP Release 13 for providing wide-area coverage for the Internet of Things (IoT). This article provides an overview of the air interface of NB-IoT. We describe how NB-IoT addresses key IoT requirements such as deployment flexibility, low device complexity, long battery life time, support of massive number of devices in a cell, and significant coverage extension beyond existing cellular technologies. We also share the various design rationales during the standardization of NB-IoT in Release 13 and point out several open areas for future evolution of NB-IoT.

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