Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Exploring LoRaWAN Traffic: In-Depth Analysis of IoT Network Communications. |
| Authors: |
Povalac, Ales1 (AUTHOR) jan.kral@vut.cz, Kral, Jan1 (AUTHOR) ondrej.kolar@vut.cz, Arthaber, Holger2 (AUTHOR) holger.arthaber@tuwien.ac.at, Kolar, Ondrej1 (AUTHOR) xnovak0m@vut.cz, Novak, Marek1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Sensors (14248220). Sep2023, Vol. 23 Issue 17, p7333. 20p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*COMMUNICATION network analysis, *WIDE area networks, *CITIES & towns, *DUTY |
| Abstract: |
In the past decade, Long-Range Wire-Area Network (LoRaWAN) has emerged as one of the most widely adopted Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) standards. Significant efforts have been devoted to optimizing the operation of this network. However, research in this domain heavily relies on simulations and demands high-quality real-world traffic data. To address this need, we monitored and analyzed LoRaWAN traffic in four European cities, making the obtained data and post-processing scripts publicly available. For monitoring purposes, we developed an open-source sniffer capable of capturing all LoRaWAN communication within the EU868 band. Our analysis discovered significant issues in current LoRaWAN deployments, including violations of fundamental security principles, such as the use of default and exposed encryption keys, potential breaches of spectrum regulations including duty cycle violations, SyncWord issues, and misaligned Class-B beacons. This misalignment can render Class-B unusable, as the beacons cannot be validated. Furthermore, we enhanced Wireshark's LoRaWAN protocol dissector to accurately decode recorded traffic. Additionally, we proposed the passive reception of Class-B beacons as an alternative timebase source for devices operating within LoRaWAN coverage under the assumption that the issue of misaligned beacons can be addressed or mitigated in the future. The identified issues and the published dataset can serve as valuable resources for researchers simulating real-world traffic and for the LoRaWAN Alliance to enhance the standard to facilitate more reliable Class-B communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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