Narrowband Internet of Things for Non-terrestrial Networks
Olof Liberg, Stefan Eriksson L\"owenmark, Sebastian Euler, Bj\"orn, Hofstr\"om, Talha Khan, Xingqin Lin, Jonas Sedin
TL;DR
This paper reviews how Narrowband IoT, a cellular technology for IoT connectivity, can be adapted for non-terrestrial networks like satellites, aiming to extend IoT coverage globally.
Contribution
It provides an analysis of adapting NB-IoT for satellite communication with minimal modifications, supporting the extension of IoT to non-terrestrial networks.
Findings
Feasibility of adapting NB-IoT for satellite communication
Minimal modifications needed for NTN support
Potential to extend IoT coverage to unconnected areas
Abstract
The Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) is a cellular access technology developed by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) to provide wide area connectivity for the Internet of Things. Since its introduction in 3GPP Release 13, NB-IoT has in a few years achieved a remarkable market presence and is currently providing coverage in close to 100 countries. To further extend the reach of NB-IoT and to connect the unconnected, 3GPP Release 17 will study the feasibility of adapting NB-IoT to support non-terrestrial networks (NTNs). In this article, we review the fundamentals of NB-IoT and NTN and explain how NB-IoT can be adapted to support satellite communication through a minimal set of modifications.
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