Two-Tier Multi-Rate Slotted ALOHA for OWC/RF-Based IoT Networks

TL;DR

This paper introduces a two-tier multi-rate Slotted ALOHA system for hybrid optical wireless and RF IoT networks, providing a new model and analysis for efficient data access in massive IoT scenarios.

Contribution

It proposes a novel two-tier multi-rate Slotted ALOHA model tailored for hybrid OWC/RF IoT networks, with detailed numerical analysis.

Findings

Insights into optimal system design for hybrid OWC/RF IoT networks

Performance evaluation of the proposed two-tier multi-rate Slotted ALOHA system

Guidelines for efficient data access in massive IoT deployments

Abstract

We consider a massive Internet of Things (IoT) scenario where indoor IoT devices access the network via optical wireless communication (OWC) IoT systems that relay data via a backhaul radio frequency (RF) low-power wide-area network (LP WAN). We propose a novel two-tier multi-rate Slotted ALOHA (SA) system model to design and analyse such hybrid OWC/RF networks. For a particular hybrid OWC/RF setup, we present an in-depth numerical investigation that provides insights into the proposed two-tier multi-rate hybrid OWC/RF SA system design.