1 LoRa - Performance - Analysis - For - LEO - Satellite - IoT - Networks-WCSP2021
1 LoRa - Performance - Analysis - For - LEO - Satellite - IoT - Networks-WCSP2021
Networks
1st Wendong Zhou 2nd Tao Hong
2021 13th International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing (WCSP) | 978-1-6654-0785-4/21/$31.00 ©2021 IEEE | DOI: 10.1109/WCSP52459.2021.9613680
College of Telecommunications and Information Engineering College of Telecommunications and Information Engineering
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
[email protected] [email protected]
Abstract—Due to the wide coverage of satellite communication between symbols and proposed two algorithms to implement
systems, the Satellite Internet of Things (S-IoT) has become a this technology. Laport-Fauret et al. In [7] and Xia et al. In [8]
new hot spot in the field of Internet of Things. Long Range proposed two methods to decode superimposed LoRa signals
(LoRa) signal is one of the main directions of terrestrial Internet
of Things because of the low power wide area network (LPWAN) using the preamble and chirp characteristics of the LoRa
characteristic. In this paper, we present a low earth orbit (LEO) signalrespectively. However, these aforementioned works were
IoT model, based on the capture effect and successive interference performed under the scenario of terrestrial networks.
cancellation (SIC) demodulation technology, to analyze the uplink IoT services based on terrestrial base stations are usually
performance of the LoRa. Furthermore, we derive a connec- affected by geographic environment and natural disasters (such
tion probability equation for LoRa signal from the viewpoint
of received signal strength indicator (RSSI) in Rice channel. as oceans, desert, and earthquake disasters), because terrestrial
Simulation results can be used to guide the Initial transmission base stations in these remote areas are difficult to build and
power setting for satisfying the average access success probability maintain. To solve this problem, scholars began to study
(ASP) requirement of LEO satellite IoT networks. the application potential of Long Range Wide Area Network
Index Terms—Internet of Things, satellite IoT, LoRa, Uplink (LoRaWAN) in low earth orbit (LEO) satellites to supplement
Performance, successive interference cancellation.
terrestrial IoT [9]. In [10], Qian presented a symmetric chirp
I. I NTRODUCTION signal with better cross-correlation performance to overcome
high dynamic characteristic in LEO satellite-based IoT. In
In recent years, the application of the Internet of Things
[11], Yang proposed a folded chirp frequency shift keying
(IoT) has developed rapidly in different fields, such as smart
(FCrSK) modulation with strong immunity to doppler frequen-
buildings, personal medical care, environmental monitoring,
cy shift (DFS).
and logistics transportation [1]. To achieve large scale connec-
Motivated by the LoRa signal performance in the terrestrial
tivity and low energy consumption in IoT networks, according
IoT networks [5], we focus on the access performance from
to the capture effect of Long Range (LoRa) signal [2], the
the viewpoint of received signal strength indicator (RSSI) in
receiver can demodulate the collision packets if one of the
LEO satellite based IoT networks compared with the viewpoint
signal power is suffificiently higher than the other signal. In
of doppler frequency shift in satellite IoT networks [12].
this way, the reliability of the IoT networks based on LoRa
The main difference points between the LEO satellite based
singal [3] is improved by successive interference cancellation
and the terrestrial IoT networks for RSSI: (1) large scale
(SIC) technique. On this basis, Noreen et al. In [4] simulated
fading character: the distance between LEO satellite an the
the performance of LoRa signal combining with SIC technique
ground terminal is in the range of 500-1200km [13], while
in the terrestrial IoT networks. Jean Michel et al. In [5] derived
the terrestrial LoRa network base station covers from the range
a closed-form performance equation and used SIC technique
of several kilometers to about ten kilometers [14]; (2) small
to decode the superimposed signal in the LoRa networks.
scale fading character: compared with rich-scattering channel
Rachkidy et al. In [6] studied the interference cancellation
environment in terrestrial network, light-of-sight (LOS) chan-
supported by the National Science Foundation of China (No. 62171234), nel plays an important role with characteristic of non-rich-
the Jiangsu Province Basic Research Project (No. BK20192002), the Chi- scattering channel in satellite communication channel, which
na Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2018M632347), and the Natural
Science Research of Higher Education Institutions of Jiangsu Province (No. is a typical Rice channel [15]; (3) the number of access
18KJB510030). terminal: compared with the coverage area by the terrestrial
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The large scale path loss can be written as: where z is the collision ratio, and sign() is an indicator
λ η function. It is notes that we consider that the LEO satellite
g(dk ) = ( ) (1) only can demodulate two packets collision status because of
4πdk
the LEO satellite resource-constrained. In this way, the access
where dk is the distance between kth and the LEO satellite, success probability C1SIC can be expressed as:
λ = fcc is the wavelength, c is the speed of light, fc is
the carrier frequency, and η is the path loss coefficient. The C1 SIC ≈ H1 P2 Q1 + H1 P2 Q2 (8)
Small scale fading hk follows Rice fading with probability where Q2 is the connection probability of SIC algorithm for
distribution function (PDF) as: two packets collision. The equation of H1 , Q1 and Q2 will be
x x 2 + A2 x·A derived in the following subsection III(A), III(B) and III(C),
fhk (x) = 2
exp(− ) · I0 ( 2 ), x ≥ 0 (2) respectively.
σ 2σ 2 σ
where A is the amplitude of the line of sight (LOS) A. Connection Probability without Packet Collision
signal, σ 2 is the power of scattering signals, and I0 ()
If the receive signal power Pr at the LEO satellite receiver
is the modified 0-order first-kind Bessel function. Accord-
is larger than the value of receiver sensitivity and no packets
ing to the empirical formula in [17], the Rice factor
collision happens, we consider that the terminal successfully
K(α) = 2.731 − 0.1074α + 0.002774α2 , where α is the el-
access the LEO satellite receiver. The connection probability
evation angle between terminals and LEO satellite. Therefore,
is denoted by H1 = P [Pr ≥ Si |d1 , i] ,where Si is the value
the PDF of Rice channel power gain |hk |2 can be expressed
of receiver sensitivity for different SF value as shown in Table
as:
√ I. Therefore, H1 can be written as:
1 x + A2 x·A Si −GR
f|hk |2 (x) = 2
exp(− 2
) · I 0 ( ), x ≥ 0 (3) 2 10( 10 −3)
2σ 2σ σ2 H1 = P |h1 | ≥ Pt g(d1 )
We consider the transmit signal by the reference terminal S −GR
( i −3)
(9)
10
is s1 . Thus, the receive signal r1 at the LEO satellite receiver R 10 Pt g(d1 )
= 1− 0 f|h1 |2 (x)dx
can be written as: 2
p X p where GR = 10log10 Gr , and Pr = 10log10 ( Pt |h110
| g(d1 )Gr
).
r1 = Pt g(d1 )Gr h1 s1 + Pt g(dk )Gr hk sk + ω
−3
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According to [5], consideing the LEO satellite based IoT
scenario, Q2 is derived as follows:
√ η
βi e−βi 2 2
2 2 γ li2 +H 2
Q2 = li 2 −li−1 2 li + H 2 F1 1, η ; η + 1; − d1 η ...
√ 2 η
γ li−1 +H 2
2
+ H 2 2 F1 1, η2 ; η2 + 1; −
− li−1 d1 η
(14)
where 2 F1 is the Gaussian hypergeometric function [19]. li−1
and li are the boundaries of the SFi ring.
Fig. 3. Q1 and Q2
TABLE II
S IMULATION PARAMETERS
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