Comparative Evaluation of the Performance of ZigBee and LoRa Wireless Networks in Building Environment
ZigBee and LoRa are communication technologies widely used in the application of the Internet of things (IoT), especially in the field of smart building environmental monitoring. The main purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the transmission performance of ZigBee and LoRa wireless communi...
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| description | ZigBee and LoRa are communication technologies widely used in the application of the Internet of things (IoT), especially in the field of smart building environmental monitoring. The main purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the transmission performance of ZigBee and LoRa wireless communication networks in the building. Through two indicators of packet loss rate (PLR) and round-trip time (RTT), this paper discusses in detail the transmission performance of ZigBee and LoRa technologies in whole buildings under the same working conditions. We set up three experimental scenarios of line-of-sight, horizontal and vertical to evaluate the communication performance of these two networks by changing the baud rate and packet length, and cost and power consumption were considered. Experiments have shown that LoRa networks outperform ZigBee networks in most cases and are the best choice for building communication networks. The experimental results provide basic data support and engineering reference for the application of these two technologies in buildings, especially for the deployment of communication networks throughout buildings. The innovation and contribution of this paper are to discuss the effect of packet length, baud rate, distance, and different locations within a building on the performance of ZigBee and LoRa transmissions, using RTT and PLR as metrics through three experimental scenarios. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-199354da681b4a838397dc11be13796c2023-11-24T04:25:51ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922022-10-011121356010.3390/electronics11213560Comparative Evaluation of the Performance of ZigBee and LoRa Wireless Networks in Building EnvironmentZhibin Liu0Yuxin Li1Liang Zhao2Ruobing Liang3Peng Wang4College of Civil Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, ChinaSchool of Control Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Control Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaZigBee and LoRa are communication technologies widely used in the application of the Internet of things (IoT), especially in the field of smart building environmental monitoring. The main purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the transmission performance of ZigBee and LoRa wireless communication networks in the building. Through two indicators of packet loss rate (PLR) and round-trip time (RTT), this paper discusses in detail the transmission performance of ZigBee and LoRa technologies in whole buildings under the same working conditions. We set up three experimental scenarios of line-of-sight, horizontal and vertical to evaluate the communication performance of these two networks by changing the baud rate and packet length, and cost and power consumption were considered. Experiments have shown that LoRa networks outperform ZigBee networks in most cases and are the best choice for building communication networks. The experimental results provide basic data support and engineering reference for the application of these two technologies in buildings, especially for the deployment of communication networks throughout buildings. The innovation and contribution of this paper are to discuss the effect of packet length, baud rate, distance, and different locations within a building on the performance of ZigBee and LoRa transmissions, using RTT and PLR as metrics through three experimental scenarios.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/21/3560wireless communicationZigBeeLoRaInternet of Thingssmart building |
| spellingShingle | Zhibin Liu Yuxin Li Liang Zhao Ruobing Liang Peng Wang Comparative Evaluation of the Performance of ZigBee and LoRa Wireless Networks in Building Environment Electronics wireless communication ZigBee LoRa Internet of Things smart building |
| title | Comparative Evaluation of the Performance of ZigBee and LoRa Wireless Networks in Building Environment |
| title_full | Comparative Evaluation of the Performance of ZigBee and LoRa Wireless Networks in Building Environment |
| title_fullStr | Comparative Evaluation of the Performance of ZigBee and LoRa Wireless Networks in Building Environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative Evaluation of the Performance of ZigBee and LoRa Wireless Networks in Building Environment |
| title_short | Comparative Evaluation of the Performance of ZigBee and LoRa Wireless Networks in Building Environment |
| title_sort | comparative evaluation of the performance of zigbee and lora wireless networks in building environment |
| topic | wireless communication ZigBee LoRa Internet of Things smart building |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/21/3560 |
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