IoT 19(19): e1

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Sub-GHz Band Communication Bridge Connecting TCP/IP Network

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  • @ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.13-7-2018.163921,
    author={Satoshi Kodama and Rei Nakagawa},
    title={Sub-GHz Band Communication Bridge Connecting TCP/IP Network},
    journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things},
    volume={5},
    number={19},
    publisher={EAI},
    journal_a={IOT},
    year={2019},
    month={7},
    keywords={IoT, LPWA, Heterogeneous Networks, Software-Defined Network, Communication Bridge},
    doi={10.4108/eai.13-7-2018.163921}
}
  • Satoshi Kodama
    Rei Nakagawa
    Year: 2019
    Sub-GHz Band Communication Bridge Connecting TCP/IP Network
    IOT
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.13-7-2018.163921
Satoshi Kodama1, Rei Nakagawa2,*
  • 1: Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
  • 2: Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, University of Electro-Communication, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
*Contact email: J6316627@gmail.com

Abstract

Recently, low power wide area (LPWA) communication devices have attracted attention in the construction of wide area sensor networks. A type of LPWA device called a sub-GHz band communication device allows a 1-hop wide area communication system to have improved power consumption. However, a sub-GHz band communication system is not scalable due to the lack of compatibility with heterogeneous communication devices, such as WiFi and LTE. In this paper, we propose a sub-GHz band communication bridge that builds a cross-over communication system connecting a conventional TCP/IP network and LPWA network. The communication bridge enables scalable TCP/IP network services (e.g., HTTP) by transmitting an ethernet frame over an LPWA network. Through experiments using IM920, a dedicated device for 920 MHz band communication, we evaluated the performance and behavior of communication through TCP applications over a TCP/IP network and LPWA network connected by the proposed communication bridge.

Keywords
IoT, LPWA, Heterogeneous Networks, Software-Defined Network, Communication Bridge
Received
2019-07-05
Accepted
2019-07-18
Published
2019-07-29
Publisher
EAI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.13-7-2018.163921

Copyright © 2019 Satoshi Kodama and Rei Nakagawa, licensed to EAI. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unlimited use, distribution and reproduction in any medium so long as the original work is properly cited.