Overview of 3GPP Release 14 Enhanced NB-IoT

In 3GPP LTE Release 13, Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) was standardized for providing wide-area connectivity for massive machine-type communications for IoT. In LTE Release 14, NB-IoT was further developed to deliver enhanced user experience in selected areas through the addition of features...

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Published in:IEEE network 2017-11, Vol.31 (6), p.16-22
Main Authors: Hoglund, Andreas, Xingqin Lin, Liberg, Olof, Behravan, Ali, Yavuz, Emre A., Van Der Zee, Martin, Yutao Sui, Tirronen, Tuomas, Ratilainen, Antti, Eriksson, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3GPP
Anchors
Downlink
Internet of Things
Long Term Evolution
Machine-to-machine communications
Mobile communication systems
Multicast
Narrowband
Uplink
Wireless communications
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Summary:In 3GPP LTE Release 13, Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) was standardized for providing wide-area connectivity for massive machine-type communications for IoT. In LTE Release 14, NB-IoT was further developed to deliver enhanced user experience in selected areas through the addition of features such as increased positioning accuracy, increased peak data rates, the introduction of a lower device power class, improved non-anchor carrier operation, multicast, and authorization of coverage enhancements. In this article, we provide an overview of these features introduced for NB-IoT in LTE Release 14. An analysis is given on the applicability of these features and their benefits to enhance the NB-IoT radio access technology.
ISSN:0890-8044
1558-156X
DOI:10.1109/MNET.2017.1700082