Abstract
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication is one of the newest research fields today and is expected to play a vital role in business areas such as e-healthcare, logistics etc. Mobile communication standards, such as Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) are designed to provide high data rate and broadband services to human-based communication. However, the nature of M2M traffic is different as terminals usually have to transmit small amounts of data infrequently. In this paper, we evaluate an LTE-A Relay Node (RN) based solution to integrate M2M devices into mobile cellular networks. We develop an M2M scenario consisting of both e-healthcare and logistic devices along with normal LTE-A users in our simulation model using OPNET modeler. The simulation results indicate the better performance of LTE-A network if RN is used for the multiplexing and aggregation of M2M data traffic.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of World Telecommunications Congress 2014 (WTC 2014) |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783800736027 |
Publication status | Published - 24 Jun 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | World Telecommunications Congress 2014 - Berlin, Germany Duration: 1 Jun 2014 → 3 Jun 2014 |
Conference
Conference | World Telecommunications Congress 2014 |
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Abbreviated title | WTC 2014 |
Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Berlin |
Period | 1/06/14 → 3/06/14 |