IoT and M2M Communications in Cellular Networks

In this seminar, we will present the recent and future Machine Type Communications  (MTC) advances and its requirements on cellular networks such as low-power, low-cost, narrow  band, and extended coverage. To support these features, the 3GPP LTE-A introduced a new user  equipment (UE) category, namely CAT-M1 raising new challenges for the system designers. The  talk is focused on the current technologies that support IoT and machine-to-machine  communications. Furthermore, application of cognitive radio technology to IoT is proposed and  discussed in the context of existing cellular networks. The challenges and future research  directions in IoT and its application to wireless communications are presented.