Abstract
Narrowband-Internet of Things standard is in its early stage of deployment. The lack of a diagnostic and measurement toolset hinders the problem analysis and device development in the community. In this demo, we present NBViewer, a software suite that exposed important and detailed low-level insight of the deployed NB-IoT network without the assistance from the operators. NBViewer also supports hosting and communication with multiple peripheral modules to provide concurrent power measurement and geolocation information. With such a comprehensive tool at hand, researchers and developer can identify potential problems, understand the energy profile, and propose possible solutions with less encumbrance.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks (EWSN) 2019 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings |
| Editors | Yunhao Liu, Guoliang Xing, Yuan He, Gian Pietro Picco, Bernd-Christian Renner, Yuanqing Zheng |
| Publisher | Junction Publishing |
| Pages | 279-281 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780994988638 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2019 International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks (EWSN 2019) - Beijing, China Duration: 25 Feb 2019 → 27 Feb 2019 http://ewsn2019.thss.tsinghua.edu.cn/index.html |
Publication series
| Name | International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks |
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| ISSN (Electronic) | 2562-2331 |
Conference
| Conference | 2019 International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks (EWSN 2019) |
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| Abbreviated title | EWSN '19 |
| Country/Territory | China |
| City | Beijing |
| Period | 25/02/19 → 27/02/19 |
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Funding
This work is supported by the US National Science FoundationECCS1446793. two serial-USB converters are used to provide the IO connection for the AT and Debug ports of the UE to the server respectively. Third, the GUI of the software suite is implemented by the PyQt5 library, which is based on Qt 1. Fourth, the GPS module is a VK172 dongle. It supports adaptive baud rate and outputs NMEA information continuously. Finally, the power monitor is the Monsoon HVPM [6]. The power trace is collected by the PowerTools software independently. 4 Conclusions NB-IoT is a promising cellular IoT standard that supports long battery life, deep coverage, and massive connection LP-WAN applications. In this demo, we present NBViewer, a software suite that interacts with an NB-IoT UE to extract the fundamental details of the operational NB-IoT network without the support from the operators. Researchers and system developers can use it to detect potential system loopholes, analyze the cause of performance degradation, and suggest corresponding troubleshooting solutions. As this software suite is also in its early stage, more expected features will be added to the software suite in the future. 5 Acknowledgments This work is supported by the US National Science Foundation ECCS1446793. 6 References [1] 3GPP. Standardization of nb-iot completed. http://www.3gpp. org/news-events/3gpp-news/1785-nb_iot_complete , 2016. Ac-cessed: 2018-12-10. [2] L. Alliance. What is the lorawan specification? https:// lora-alliance.org/about-lorawan , 2018. Accessed: 2018-12-10. [3] K. Mekki, E. Bajic, F. Chaxel, and F. Meyer. A comparative study of lpwan technologies for large-scale iot deployment. ICT Express, 2018. [4] Panasonic. Panasonic and vodafone connecting home devices using narrowband-iot. https://news.panasonic.com/global/press/ data/2018/08/en180830-4/en180830-4.html , 2018. Accessed: 2018-12-10. [5] Sigfox. Sigfox technology overview. https://www.sigfox.com/en/ sigfox-iot-technology-overview , 2018. Accessed: 2018-12-10. [6] M. Solutions. Inc.,“monsoon power monitor,”. https://www.msoon. com/online-store , 2017.