LoRaWAN Internet of Things Network Planning for Smart City in Bandung Areas

The Smart Cities Framework is the basis for developing the Smart Cities model. This consideration must take into account the possibility of increasing the number of subscribers who require operators to provide appropriate access services. This study provides solutions and optimization of LoRaWAN-based Internet of Things (IoT) network connectivity to determine the needfor the number of gateways. LoRaWAN-based IoT optimization has critical design parameters, namely bandwidth, Spreading Factor (SF), and Coding Rate (CR). For this reason, analytic models and simulation tools are applied based on the scope and range that canbe transmitted. The results showed that the mean of best receivedsignal level for all areas of Bandung City was −81.17 dBm based oncapacity analysis and 82.31 dBm based on coverage analysis. Basedon the analysis of LoRaWAN capacity and coverage planning thatthe gateway needs in Bandung are 40 and 30 sites.