The Long-Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) is one of the usedcommunication systems that serve and enables the deployment of the Internet ofThings (IoT), which occasionally transmit small size data. As part of the LowPower Wide Area Network (LPWAN), LoRaWAN is characterized by its abilityfor low power consumption. In addition, it is built to provide more extended coverageand higher capacity with minimum cost. In this paper, we investigate thefeasibility and scalability of LoRaWAN for the Mina area using a realistic networkmodel. Mina, known as the world’s largest tent city, is a valley located inthe east of Makkah city and surrounded by mountains. It accommodates up to3 million pilgrims annually and contains more than 100000 tents. The performancewas evaluated based on a fire detection-like application. Extensive simulationswere conducted using the OMNeT++ simulator and Flora model todetermine the delivery ratio, collision, and SF distribution for the simulated scenariowith a network consisting of up to ten thousand end devices. The conductedsimulations show a promising result for LoRaWAN technology for Mina city. Itshowed a consistent performance for LoRaWAN in most simulated scenarioswhen a high success ratio was achieved.
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