- Advancing IoT Connectivity: Bringing LoRa Mesh Networks to the IRTF GAIA WG
IoT Internet of Things
The contribution made within this fellowship adds value to the development of LoRa mesh network technology. SMEs may then feel more confident in adopting the technology.
The technology provides a permanent low-cost and low-energy routed multi-hop communication network with moderate data rates. LoRa mesh networks allow a new kind of distributed IoT applications in the long range IoT layer. One of the application areas of LoRa mesh networks is the emerging field of distributed embedded machine learning. LoRa mesh networks are not yet standardised. To initialise standardisation, we will introduce the LoRaMesh networks as a design and reference implementation.
- New standard development
- Requirements for architectural guidelines of digital product passport prototype for ICT goods
Circular Economy including Digital Product Passport
On the medium-term, ITU-T Y.DPP-ICT and ITU-T YSTR.OS-DPP-ICT in the technology aspects can expect to generate uniform DPP architectures across ITU members, with open-source reference implementations available that lower development barriers. Economically, the impact can be lower ESPR compliance costs with standardized component-level data for independent repair networks. The impact on society will be a broader availability of certified, affordable refurbished hardware via social enterprises.
On the long-term, technologies for fully autonomous digital twin networks tracking global ICT hardware state in real time.may be available. An economic transition may be towards Product-as-a-Service supported by a strengthened professional secondary markets for electronics. Society will benefit from a structural reduction in global e-waste and reduced geopolitical friction over critical raw materials.
- New standard development
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In ITU-T Study Group 20 Question 5, I am co-editor of the two work items:
1) ITU-T Y.DPP-ICT. It will define the Requirements and System Architecture of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) for ICT Goods, resulting in a Recommendation.
2) ITU-T YSTR.OS-DPP-ICT. It will develop a Technical Report presenting a case study of an open-source DPP system for ICT goods, focusing on software solutions for the repair, refurbishment, and recycling sectors.
Value of Research
The objective is to present LoRa mesh networks to the IRTF GAIA WG of the IETF. GAIA seeks technologies to connect the unconnected world, and with IRTF GAIA as a vehicle, we seek to start the standardisation activity of this new technology.
Title & Organisation Name: Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Country: Spain
