This diploma focuses on LoRaWAN technology and its capability to operate in a city-style environment.
Firstly, an overall view of wireless access technologies used in Internet of Things is presented, since LoRaWAN fits into this category. Explanation of the protocol level is given and later enhanced with a practical example of building a LoRa system. Finally the results obtained by testing the system in the city of Ljubljana are presented and conclusions are drawn from them.
A city environment was chosen because it is densely populated with buildings and different types of wireless communication. A city provides the perfect test bed since there is a lot of signal interference which is preferable for signal testing.
The end conclusion is that with a carefully placed concentrator, the whole city of Ljubljana within the highway ring could potentially be covered.
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