NB-IoT vs LTE Cat M1: Demystifying Performance Differences under Varying Radio Conditions

Michal Mikulasek; Radim Dvorak; Martin Stusek; Pavel Masek; Radek Mozny; Petr Mlynek; Jiri Hosek

doi:10.1109/ICUMT57764.2022.9943485

NB-IoT vs LTE Cat M1: Demystifying Performance Differences under Varying Radio Conditions

Michal Mikulasek, Radim Dvorak, Martin Stusek, Pavel Masek, Radek Mozny, Petr Mlynek, Jiri Hosek

Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

The completely redefined requirements across the industry sectors accelerated the need for a new set of communication technologies. The European Union (EU) supports the need for remote metering, sensing, and monitoring; for example, all the newly installed smart electricity meters in the Czech Republic since 2024 must be equipped with a communication module for wireless data transmissions. In this paper, we take the opportunity of tight cooperation with the Vodafone Czech Republic and test the two prominent representatives of communication technologies in the licensed frequency spectrum, Narrowband IoT (LTE Cat NB1) and LTE Cat M1. These technologies are compared side by side, and the results related to the network throughput and jitter in strictly defined radio conditions are shown. On the one hand, the data indicates the clear differentiation between the technologies; on the other hand, the communication scenarios' complexity makes the technology's final choice more complicated. Key parameters, e.g., battery life, traffic pattern, network latency, and throughput, are discussed in the last section of this paper to steer the final decision.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICUMT 2022 - 14th International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	133-138
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350398663
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUMT57764.2022.9943485
Publication status	Published - 2022
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops - Valencia, Spain Duration: 11 Oct 2022 → 13 Oct 2022

Publication series

Name	International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops
Volume	2022-October
ISSN (Print)	2157-0221
ISSN (Electronic)	2157-023X

Conference

Conference	International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Valencia
Period	11/10/22 → 13/10/22

Funding

This work was supported by the Technology Agency of Czech Republic project No. FW03010424.

Keywords

Enhanced coverage levels
Jitter
LTE Cat M1
NB-IoT (NB1)
Network Performance
Throughput

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Computer Networks and Communications
Control and Systems Engineering

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Mikulasek, M., Dvorak, R., Stusek, M., Masek, P., Mozny, R., Mlynek, P., & Hosek, J. (2022). NB-IoT vs LTE Cat M1: Demystifying Performance Differences under Varying Radio Conditions. In ICUMT 2022 - 14th International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops (pp. 133-138). (International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops; Vol. 2022-October). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUMT57764.2022.9943485

Mikulasek, Michal ; Dvorak, Radim ; Stusek, Martin et al. / NB-IoT vs LTE Cat M1 : Demystifying Performance Differences under Varying Radio Conditions. ICUMT 2022 - 14th International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops. IEEE, 2022. pp. 133-138 (International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops).

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NB-IoT vs LTE Cat M1: Demystifying Performance Differences under Varying Radio Conditions. / Mikulasek, Michal; Dvorak, Radim; Stusek, Martin et al.
ICUMT 2022 - 14th International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops. IEEE, 2022. p. 133-138 (International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops; Vol. 2022-October).

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NB-IoT vs LTE Cat M1: Demystifying Performance Differences under Varying Radio Conditions

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