Feasibility Study of LoRa Ad-Hoc Network in an Urban Noisy Environment

Abstract

LoRa is a proprietary radio communication technology exploiting license-free frequency bands. It allows low-rate information exchange with a very low-power consumption. LoRa is very convenient when the amount of transmitted data is limited and when a low cost infrastructure is required. This work presents some preliminary propagation measurements in a noisy urban environment by using prototypal transmitters and receivers as network nodes. Results highlights that LoRa can be used for different ad-hoc networks deployed on an urban area.