Provision and Assessment of Wireless Coverage and Communication Range of a LoRaWAN Network in an Urban Environment

LoRaWAN networks are becoming increasingly popular in building communication platforms for IoT applications. It is a narrowband communication that is actively used in the deployment of IoT and industrial IoT networks in smart applications and platforms for intelligent cities and factories. The attractiveness of this technology lies in the possibility of reliable data transmission at low speeds over long distances at extremely low signal power levels, including in highly noisy transmission environments. A key design point is the planning the optimal area to provide reliable radio coverage for narrowband data transmission in the network based on the specifics of the respective application. A simulation prediction and analysis of the radio coverage to determine its maximum range is considered. The results are compared with real measurements for the same radio coverage area in order to evaluate the data transmission efficiency and evaluate the quality of service.