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  • Wireless Communication Systems
  • Smart City Technologies
  • Internet of Things (IoT)

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  • Smart city applications increasingly rely on IoT and wireless systems for expanded coverage and reduced costs.
  • Backscatter communication (BC) is a promising energy-efficient paradigm, suitable for battery-less smart city deployments.
  • Limited data exists on urban BC coverage and its feasibility for smart city applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To comprehensively evaluate the coverage of practical cellular carrier-based BC systems in urban indoor and outdoor environments.
  • To assess the performance of Long Range (LoRa) backscatter, Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT), and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) based BC at various frequencies.
  • To investigate energy harvesting aspects crucial for backscatter devices in smart city contexts.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a sophisticated three-dimensional (3D) ray tracing (RT) tool for simulation.
  • Employed the ITU outdoor model and the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) indoor hotspot model.
  • Conducted extensive simulations to analyze coverage outage performance for different BC technologies.

Main Results:

  • Presented a detailed coverage analysis for LoRa, NB-IoT, and BLE based BC in a downtown Helsinki area.
  • Evaluated performance across various operational frequencies and deployment scenarios (indoor/outdoor).
  • Highlighted the critical role of energy harvesting efficiency for future backscatter devices.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides essential insights into the coverage capabilities of practical BC systems within urban smart city settings.
  • Simulation results and discussions aid in understanding BC feasibility and deployment strategies.
  • Emphasizes the need for enhanced energy harvesting in future BC device development for robust smart city integration.