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A Multi-Technology Communication Platform for Urban Mobile Sensing
Rodrigo Almeida1, Rui Oliveira2,3, Miguel Luís4
1Instituto de Telecomunicações, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. almeida.rodrigo@av.it.pt.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|April 13, 2018
Summary
This study introduces a smart city communication platform using LoRa and IoT networks to manage diverse mobile sensors. It enhances data gathering and exchange for improved urban management and vehicle-to-everything communication.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Urban Planning
Background:
- Smart cities require robust networks to handle diverse, mobile sensors for city-wide data collection.
- Existing infrastructure faces challenges with device heterogeneity and unpredictable mobility patterns.
- Efficient data gathering and exchange are crucial for urban management and citizen services.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a multi-wireless technology communication platform for opportunistic data gathering in smart cities.
- To address device heterogeneity and mobility challenges in urban sensing networks.
- To enhance interoperability and enable reliable vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of a proprietary long-range (LoRa) network and an urban sensor network.
- Development and evaluation of a medium access communication (MAC) protocol for multi-gateway LoRa networks.
- Integration of the mobile Opportunistic VEhicular (mOVE) architecture, based on delay-tolerant networking (DTN).
- Proposal and evaluation of two forwarding strategies for opportunistic sensor networks.
Main Results:
- The platform effectively handles heterogeneous Internet of Things (IoT) devices through opportunistic communication.
- The implemented MAC protocol and mOVE architecture improve data gathering and V2X communication reliability.
- Evaluated forwarding strategies demonstrate enhanced performance in high-mobility smart city scenarios.
Conclusions:
- The proposed platform enhances smart city sensing capabilities by addressing heterogeneity and mobility.
- Opportunistic data gathering and DTN-based architectures are effective for urban data management.
- The solution supports reliable V2X information flows, contributing to smarter urban environments.
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