LoRaWAN Measurement Campaigns in Lebanon

This resource provides open LoRaWAN propagation measurements collected in Lebanon and used to derive path-loss models for LPWAN deployment and coverage estimation.

Overview

The dataset supports the study of radio propagation for LoRaWAN in the 868 MHz band. It is associated with extensive measurement campaigns carried out in indoor and outdoor environments, across urban and rural locations in Lebanon. The resulting data was used to derive path-loss models tailored to LoRaWAN communications and to evaluate coverage and performance in real deployment settings.

What is included

  • measurement campaigns from Saint Joseph University campus, Beirut city, and Bekaa valley
  • indoor and outdoor scenarios
  • urban and rural environments
  • three end-device antenna heights: 0.2 m, 1.5 m, and 3 m
  • a Readme_data file describing the measurements
  • a Matlab function implementing the proposed path-loss model

Measurement context

According to the publication, the campaigns were designed to characterize LoRaWAN propagation in:

  • indoor multi-floor university buildings
  • a suburban campus environment
  • dense urban areas in Beirut
  • rural areas in Bekaa valley

The paper reports that the derived models are both accurate and simple to apply in Lebanon and similar environments, with observed coverage ranges up to 8 km in urban areas and 45 km in rural areas.

Why it matters

This resource corresponds directly to the LPWAN propagation contribution described in Section 1 of the Contributions page. It supports coverage estimation, deployment planning, and performance evaluation for LoRaWAN systems in real environments, and provides one of the clearest examples of a lab artifact that connects open data, modeling, and publication.

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Example result

Path-loss model preview

This preview corresponds to Figure 11(a) from the related publication. It illustrates the propagation modeling component of the resource and gives a concrete example of the type of result supported by the measurement campaign.

Citation

If you use this resource, please cite the Zenodo dataset and the related publication above.