Assessing the Capacity and Coverage of Satellite IoT for Developing Countries Using a CubeSat
Many regions in developing countries do not have any access to communication networks even though the number of devices connected through the Internet of Things (IoT) is increasing significantly. A small satellite platform could provide global network coverage in low Earth orbit to these remote loca...
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| author | Pooja Lepcha Tharindu Dayarathna Malmadayalage Necmi Cihan Örger Mark Angelo Purio Fatima Duran Makiko Kishimoto Hoda Awny El-Megharbel Mengu Cho |
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| description | Many regions in developing countries do not have any access to communication networks even though the number of devices connected through the Internet of Things (IoT) is increasing significantly. A small satellite platform could provide global network coverage in low Earth orbit to these remote locations at a low cost. This paper describes the overall mission architecture and the implementation of remote IoT using a 1U volume in 6U CubeSat platform named KITSUNE. In KITSUNE, one of the missions is to leverage IoT for building a network of remote ground sensor terminals (GST) in 11 mostly developing countries. This paper evaluates the capacity and coverage of a satellite-based IoT network for providing remote data-collection services to these countries. The amount of data that could be collected from the GSTs and forwarded accurately to the users determines the actual capacity of the Store and Forward (S&F) mission. Therefore, there are several proposed parameters to estimate this capacity in this study. In addition, these parameters are retrieved from the simulations, ground test results, and on-orbit observations with the KITSUNE satellite. The proposed IoT system, which is composed of the GSTs and IoT subsystem onboard KITSUNE satellite, is determined to be capable of providing valuable information from remote locations. In addition, the collected data are achieved and analyzed to monitor sensory data specific to each country, and it could help to generate prediction profiles as well. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c405235afc574d6180685b8b4af64fbe2023-11-23T12:42:51ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-08-011217862310.3390/app12178623Assessing the Capacity and Coverage of Satellite IoT for Developing Countries Using a CubeSatPooja Lepcha0Tharindu Dayarathna Malmadayalage1Necmi Cihan Örger2Mark Angelo Purio3Fatima Duran4Makiko Kishimoto5Hoda Awny El-Megharbel6Mengu Cho7Laboratory of Lean Satellite Enterprises and In-Orbit Experiments, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu 804-8550, JapanArthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, Moratuwa 10400, Sri LankaLaboratory of Lean Satellite Enterprises and In-Orbit Experiments, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu 804-8550, JapanLaboratory of Lean Satellite Enterprises and In-Orbit Experiments, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu 804-8550, JapanLaboratory of Lean Satellite Enterprises and In-Orbit Experiments, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu 804-8550, JapanLaboratory of Lean Satellite Enterprises and In-Orbit Experiments, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu 804-8550, JapanLaboratory of Lean Satellite Enterprises and In-Orbit Experiments, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu 804-8550, JapanLaboratory of Lean Satellite Enterprises and In-Orbit Experiments, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu 804-8550, JapanMany regions in developing countries do not have any access to communication networks even though the number of devices connected through the Internet of Things (IoT) is increasing significantly. A small satellite platform could provide global network coverage in low Earth orbit to these remote locations at a low cost. This paper describes the overall mission architecture and the implementation of remote IoT using a 1U volume in 6U CubeSat platform named KITSUNE. In KITSUNE, one of the missions is to leverage IoT for building a network of remote ground sensor terminals (GST) in 11 mostly developing countries. This paper evaluates the capacity and coverage of a satellite-based IoT network for providing remote data-collection services to these countries. The amount of data that could be collected from the GSTs and forwarded accurately to the users determines the actual capacity of the Store and Forward (S&F) mission. Therefore, there are several proposed parameters to estimate this capacity in this study. In addition, these parameters are retrieved from the simulations, ground test results, and on-orbit observations with the KITSUNE satellite. The proposed IoT system, which is composed of the GSTs and IoT subsystem onboard KITSUNE satellite, is determined to be capable of providing valuable information from remote locations. In addition, the collected data are achieved and analyzed to monitor sensory data specific to each country, and it could help to generate prediction profiles as well.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/17/8623small satelliteLoRaground sensor terminalstore and forwardsatellite IoTcapacity building |
| spellingShingle | Pooja Lepcha Tharindu Dayarathna Malmadayalage Necmi Cihan Örger Mark Angelo Purio Fatima Duran Makiko Kishimoto Hoda Awny El-Megharbel Mengu Cho Assessing the Capacity and Coverage of Satellite IoT for Developing Countries Using a CubeSat Applied Sciences small satellite LoRa ground sensor terminal store and forward satellite IoT capacity building |
| title | Assessing the Capacity and Coverage of Satellite IoT for Developing Countries Using a CubeSat |
| title_full | Assessing the Capacity and Coverage of Satellite IoT for Developing Countries Using a CubeSat |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the Capacity and Coverage of Satellite IoT for Developing Countries Using a CubeSat |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the Capacity and Coverage of Satellite IoT for Developing Countries Using a CubeSat |
| title_short | Assessing the Capacity and Coverage of Satellite IoT for Developing Countries Using a CubeSat |
| title_sort | assessing the capacity and coverage of satellite iot for developing countries using a cubesat |
| topic | small satellite LoRa ground sensor terminal store and forward satellite IoT capacity building |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/17/8623 |
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