Self - Configurable IoT Satellite Gateway with QoS Traffic Management

Abstract

Internet-of- Things (IoT) represents a breakthrough for the current ICI market. In many IoT applications, sensors and actuators are distributed over very wide areas, sometimes not reached by terrestrial networks. In such scenarios, called Internet-of-Remote- Things (IoRT) the satellite can play a significant role. This paper presents the hardware implementation and functional test of a gateway for IoRT, along with its operational characteristics. In particular, it focuses on the self-configurability of the proposed gateway and on the QoS-based traffic management in the context of IoRT. The functional analysis of the proposed architecture is performed at “proof-of-concept” level, without open-field testing that would require the presence of an operational satellite link.