Cellular-Inspired Protocols Will Still Dominate the IoT ... · –“A proposed development of the...

Cellular-Inspired Protocols Will Still Dominate the IoT Connectivity

Fabien Petitgrand

Member of Technical Staff

Agenda

• IoT and its requirements • Current wireless technologies • Proven cellular technologies • PlatanusTM: A Cellular-inspired Technology

Breakthrough • M2C’s ARM-enabled PlatanusTM communication

modules • Electronic Labeling System Architecture (ELSA)

turn-key solution

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IoT and its expected growth

• Definition IoT: – “A proposed development of the Internet in which

everyday objects have network connectivity, allowing them to send and receive data”

• Market growth predicted: – 25-50 billion ‘things’ connected before 2020

• CISCO

• MIT

• Other players in IoT industry

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ESL: A Real-World IoT Use Case


Current standard wireless just cannot do it!

IoT network requirements

1. Ultra-low power for battery-powered or battery-less devices or

sensors

2. Low-to-moderate data rates (up to 500kbps)

3. Reasonable and scalable range (up to 1km)

4. Low complexity and low cost communication (<$2)

5. Large number of reliably connected devices on collocated networks


Current wireless standards 1/2

• Wi-Fi

• Bluetooth technologies: – Bluetooth Classic, Bluetooth Low Energy, CSRmesh

• IEEE 802.15.4 technologies:

– ZigBee, 6LoWPAN, and Thread

• Other wireless technologies: – Insteon, Z-Wave, and Sigfox



Current wireless standards 2/2

• Challenges: – Power consumption too high – Over-crowded and short-ranged 2.4 GHz RF band – Mesh network topology does not scale – Unmanaged radio resource compromise reliability

• Dr. Luc Julia of the Samsung Innovation Center: – “Connectivity is broken.”


Our Observation

• Proven cellular communication technologies and concepts are not present in current IoT technologies!


Proven cellular technologies

• Benefits: – Managed network to avoid and interferences

– High reliability

– Good coverage

– High security

– Scalable

• Challenges: – Battery life of cellular devices

– Hardware cost

– Scarce and expensive licensed RF bands

• Our key question: – How to leverage the benefits of cellular technologies and address the challenges of IoT?


Innovative cellular-inspired infrastructure (Protocol) for the wireless Internet-of-Things

- Ultra-low-power - Ultra-low-power <10uA/node : <10% of BT or ZigBee network - Fast data transfer up to 500kbps - Using common PHY (GFSK, oQPSK, 802.15.4)

- Ultra-large network - Easily-scaled up to 50,000 wireless clients - Consistent energy efficiency across all clients - Smart networking for easy maintenance

- Reliable wireless - Inspired from cellular architecture - Interactive radio using sub-1GHz ISM bands - excellent coverage and penetration - AES-128 encryption for security


PlatanusTM: A Cellular-inspired Technology Breakthrough 1/2

PLATANUSTM

PlatanusTM: A Cellular-inspired Technology Breakthrough 2/2

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AP

Router 1

Router 2

Router 3

ED 1 ED 3ED 4

Layer 1: first frequency

Layer 2: second frequency

ED 2

D1 D1 D2 D3 UL UL UL UL UL UL

slot 13 slot 14 slot 15slot 7 slot 8 slot 9 slot 10 slot 11 slot 12slot 6slot 1 slot 2 slot 3 slot 4 slot 5

First AP Beacon Period I Period II Period III

PLATANUSTM

M2C’s ARM-enabled PlatanusTM communication modules


• M2C PlatanusTM modules: – Ultra low-power cellular-type proprietary IoT

communication protocol (<10uA complete module) – Powerful 32-bit Cortex M0 32MHz CPU – Improved reliability and range with sub-GHz RF – Fast data transmission up to 500kbps – Truly interactive 2-way wireless links – Ready-to-go, hassle-free fully integrated protocol stack

Smart Logistics Smart Retail Smart City Connected Space

Electronic Labeling System Architecture (ELSA) turn-key solution


Database Server i.e. POS / POP

Ethernet TCP/IP

TCP/IP

Remote Management

Conclusion

• Existing wireless technologies are not suitable for the IoT of the future

• Cellular-inspired protocols are the most viable technologies for the IoT of the future: low power, high reliability, scalability, low complexity, low cost, good coverage

• M2C ELSA turn-key solution: – Cellular-inspired IoT connectivity solution

• Wide coverage, high reliability, high data rate, low power, and interactive communication

– Powered by PlatanusTM communication protocol – Tree-cell network no complex mesh needed – Wide range of applications:

• Retail, Manufacturing, Home Automation, Factory Automation etc.

• Invitation to IoT industry to consider cellular-inspired connectivity in next generation of IoT standards!


Thank You!


Company: M2Communication Inc. (M2C) Email: [email protected] Phone: +886-3-657-8939 Fax: +886-3-657-6909 Address: 4F-3, No.32, Gaotie 2nd Rd., Zhubei City, Hsinchu County 302, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Website: www.m2comm-semi.com | www.m2comm.com.tw/

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Backup

M2C’s ELSA tags

• ELSA tags product line:

– 4.2-inch (B+W+R)

– 2.9-inch (B+W+R)

– 2.1-inch (B+W+R)

– 1.54-inch (B+W+R)

• Under development:

– 6-inch (B+W+R)



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