Implementation of a LoRaWAN IoT network for integration with the 5G core

• Cláudio da Silva P. Júnior Federal University of Goiás
• Rogério S. Silva Federal University of Goiás / Federal Institute of Goiás
• Samuel Wanberg Federal University of Goiás
• Kléber V. Cardoso Federal University of Goiás
• Antônio Oliveira-Jr Federal University of Goiás / Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/erigo.2021.18443

Abstract

Integration of Internet of Things (IoT) LoRaWAN networks with the 5G system aims to maximize the possibilities of expanding wireless network con-nectivity coverage in order to minimize existing gaps in Brazil due to its territorial extension, which causes a low level of connectivity in remote areas. This work presents an implementation of a LoRaWAN IoT network using ChirpStack for integration with 5G core. Use cases are presented using a simulated environment, a real environment and a complete environment that adopts grafana to expose metrics in a dashboard.

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