Cloudified LoRa Networks

This thesis will demonstrate the advantages of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) [1] in Long Range (LoRa) networks [2-3].

[1] R. Mijumbi, J. Serrat, J. Gorricho, N. Bouten, F. De Turck and R. Boutaba, "Network Function Virtualization: State-of-the-Art and Research Challenges," in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 236-262, Firstquarter 2016.  doi: 10.1109/COMST.2015.2477041
[2] LoRaTM Alliance: "A Technical Overview of LoRa and LoRaWAN." URL: https://www.lora-alliance.org/portals/0/documents/whitepapers/LoRaWAN101.pdf, Last visit October 3, 2018.
[3] N. Sornin, M. Luis, T. Eirich, T. Kramp, O.Hersent: "LoRaWAN Specification v1.0.2," 2016. URL: https://www.loraalliance.org/portals/0/specs/, Last visit October 3, 2018.