March 2020
Intermediate to advanced
632 pages
17h 17m
English
So far, we have discussed wireless personal area networks (WPANs) and wireless local area networks (WLANs). These types of communication bridge the sensors to a local net but not necessarily the Internet or other systems. We need to remember that the IoT ecosphere will include sensors, actuators, cameras, smart-embedded devices, vehicles, and robots in the remotest of places. For the long haul, we need to address the wide area network (WAN).
This chapter covers the various WAN devices and topologies including cellular (4G LTE and 5G standard) as well as other proprietary systems including Long Range (LoRa) radio and Sigfox. While this chapter will cover cellular and long-range communication ...
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