LoRaForwarder: Uma proposta de extensão de Wi-Fi utilizando LoRa

Abstract

The internet of things has been a promising field. In this context, there are applications where sensors and IoT devices that use Wi-Fi should work in wide areas and wide distances, in many cases, these areas do not have Wi-Fi coverage. An example of this scenario are agricul tural environments. Therefore, the goal of this work is to understand the limitations and the range of extension of Wi-Fi performed by LoRaForwarder, that is a device able to operate with both Wi-Fi and LoRa networks. More specifically, we propose establish a communica tion protocol in LoRaForwarder to collect and transmit data between Wi-Fi and LoRa net works, validate the implementation of LoRaForwarder through performance tests in an open environment and evaluate strategies to improve communication between receiver and trans mitter LoRa. The results shows that the proposal of this work to extend Wi-Fi by using the LoRaForwarder reaches 3 kilometers on the coast, simulating an agricultural environment, where the receiver is located at an approximate height of 12 meters.