A study on the channel bonding in IoT networks: Requirements, applications, and challenges. (28th January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kandar, Debdatta; Chyne, Phidahunlang; Nath Sur, Samarendra; Nandi, Sukumar
• Is Part Of: International journal of communication systems. Volume 36:Number 6(2023)
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• Publication Date: 2023-01-28
• Subjects: carrier aggregation -- channel bonding -- IoT -- noncontiguous -- secure channel; Telecommunication systems -- Periodicals; 621.382
• DOI: 10.1002/dac.5443
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1074-5351

Abstract

Summary: The most well‐known sort of remote Internet connection is wireless local area networks (WLANs) due to its unsophisticated operation and deployment. Subsequently, the quantity of gadgets getting to the Internet through WLANs, for example, PCs, cell phones, or wearables, is expanding radically at the equivalent time that applications' throughput necessities do. To provide wireless networks with supplementary spectral resources, the researchers are considering the aggregation of frequency spectrums in licensed, unlicensed, and shared access (SA) bands. Channel aggregation/channel bonding (CA/CB) techniques accumulate quite a few channels together as one channel for the purpose of achieving better bandwidth utilization. In this study, we focus on reliable CA/CB techniques in different wireless networks. CA/CB procedures are utilized for empowering higher information rates by transmitting in more extensive channels, accordingly expanding range proficiency with the assured secure channel for communication. We also discuss the spectral scarcity issues in today's wireless IoT network. This paper presents an extensive survey on CA/CB procedures and methods, issues and challenges, and open research areas related to IoT devices. We analyze the performance of channel CA/CB strategies in the different wireless networks too. Abstract : An extensive discussion on the basics of CB, different related ideas of CB, challenges involved in CB, and several pros/cons are provided. Different CB schemes for subjective IoT network systems, challenges, and the need for CB are explored in detail. A few rules on CB for futuristic IoT networks are also mentioned.