A survey on NB-IoT downlink scheduling: Issues and potential solutions

Rubbens Boisguene, Sheng Chia Tseng, Chih Wei Huang, Phone Lin

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Abstract

The NarrowBand Internet of Things (NB-IoT) is one of the most promising technologies that fits the requirements of the low-power wide area networks (LPWAN). NB-IoT targets on supporting communications for small amount of data during a relatively long period of time (i.e., delay tolerant), which is one of the key features of IoT applications. Several studies have been conducted by some standard working groups to define the standards for NB-IoT. For example, the working group 3GPP aims to provide communication protocols with low energy consumption, good coverage penetration, and so on. Compared with the existing wireless communication protocols, less spectrum is allocated for NB-IoT. Thus, how to more efficiently use the resource/spectrum (i.e., resource allocation and scheduling) is one of the key issues. In this paper, we first describe the design of the physical layer for the downlink communication, especially the scheduling process. Secondly, we discuss the issues for resource allocation in NB-IoT while the delay requirement in the physical layer is satisfied. Thirdly, we discuss the open questions and possible solutions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 13th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, IWCMC 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages547-551
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781509043729
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Jul 2017
Event13th IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, IWCMC 2017 - Valencia, Spain
Duration: 26 Jun 201730 Jun 2017

Publication series

Name2017 13th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, IWCMC 2017

Conference

Conference13th IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, IWCMC 2017
Country/TerritorySpain
CityValencia
Period26/06/1730/06/17

Keywords

  • NarrowBand Internet of Things (NB-IoT)
  • Resource allocation
  • Scheduling

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