Performance evaluation of NB-IoT in-band deployment mode in suburban area

Karina Turzhanova (Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications named after Gumarbek Daukeev)
Sergey Konshin (Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications named after Gumarbek Daukeev)
Valery Tikhvinskiy (FSUE Radio Research and Development Institute)
Alexandr Solochshenko (Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications named after Gumarbek Daukeev)

Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Vol 23, No 2: August 2021

There given to discuss the study results about one of three deployment scenarios performance (in-band deployment mode) of the narrow-band internet of things (NB-IoT) technology. The study is carrying out with help of simulation modeling and experimental testing of the main network parameters, namely: radio coverage, network capacity, user experience, and their dependencies on each other. Comparison of the results of a physical experiment and simulation modeling shows their high convergence and confirms the adequacy of the applied testing methodology. As a case scenario provided an example of NB-IoT implementation on a 4G mobile network in the 800 MHz band, in a suburban area for remote metering applications. The article presents the applying testing methodology of NB-IoT that adapted to the local conditions of radio network planning. Based on the obtained data, adducing the main conclusions about the feasibility of using an in-band scenario for deploying NB-IoT on a 4G network in a suburban environment.