2025
Vinícius Boff Alves, Marcelo Basso, Laura Becker Ramos, Julien Guillemot, André Figueira Riker, Antônio Jorge Gomes Abelém, Luciano Paschoal Gaspary, Mohamed Faten Zhani, Jaime Galan-Jimenez, Juliano Araujo Wickboldt, Weverton Luis da Costa Cordeiro
Towards Programmable Low-End Networking: Research Challenges and Lessons Learned Inproceedings
In: 38th IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium, NOMS 2025, Honolulu, HI, USA, May 12-16, 2025, pp. 1–9, IEEE, 2025, ISSN: 2374-9709.
Abstract Links BibTeX Tags: Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) Softwarized & Programmable Networks
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title = {Towards Programmable Low-End Networking: Research Challenges and Lessons Learned},
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abstract = {The research agenda on programmable data planes has been primarily focused on high-end networking devices, driven by technical requirements derived from operations & management needs of large scale datacenters and cloud providers. In this paper, we argue in favor of a yet incipient but equally paramount and challenging topic in this agenda: research on programmable low-end devices, like Low-power wide-area network (LPWAN). One main motivation is ünlocking" LPWAN, enabling one to freely redefine how they parse and process packets by means of Domain-specific languages such as P4. In addition to reducing capital expenditure by allowing interoperability between devices from multiple vendors, programmability would open LPWAN to an entire novel class of use cases, like providing inclusive internet access to technologically marginalized populations (such as rural communities). To contribute to this emerging research agenda, we propose a conceptual architecture and demonstrate the technical feasibility of a Programmable LPWAN by means of a proof-of-concept prototype, built using off-the-shelf hardware. More importantly, we present and discuss valuable lessons towards the design of such devices, maintaining their popular characteristics (like low power, low cost, long rage) yet freely (re)programmable for a broader class of novel use cases.},
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The research agenda on programmable data planes has been primarily focused on high-end networking devices, driven by technical requirements derived from operations & management needs of large scale datacenters and cloud providers. In this paper, we argue in favor of a yet incipient but equally paramount and challenging topic in this agenda: research on programmable low-end devices, like Low-power wide-area network (LPWAN). One main motivation is ünlocking" LPWAN, enabling one to freely redefine how they parse and process packets by means of Domain-specific languages such as P4. In addition to reducing capital expenditure by allowing interoperability between devices from multiple vendors, programmability would open LPWAN to an entire novel class of use cases, like providing inclusive internet access to technologically marginalized populations (such as rural communities). To contribute to this emerging research agenda, we propose a conceptual architecture and demonstrate the technical feasibility of a Programmable LPWAN by means of a proof-of-concept prototype, built using off-the-shelf hardware. More importantly, we present and discuss valuable lessons towards the design of such devices, maintaining their popular characteristics (like low power, low cost, long rage) yet freely (re)programmable for a broader class of novel use cases.
Marcelo Basso, Vinícius Boff Alves, Laura Becker Ramos, Julien Guillemot, André Figueira Riker, Antônio Jorge Gomes Abelém, Luciano Paschoal Gaspary, Mohamed Faten Zhani, Jaime Galan-Jimenez, Juliano Araujo Wickboldt, Weverton Luis da Costa Cordeiro
Bringing Programmable Low-End Networks to Life: A Field Study with An Off-the-Shelf Prototype Inproceedings
In: 38th IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium, NOMS 2025, Honolulu, HI, USA, May 12-16, 2025, pp. 1–3, IEEE, 2025, ISSN: 2374-9709, (Demo session, Best demo award).
Abstract Links BibTeX Tags: Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) Softwarized & Programmable Networks
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title = {Bringing Programmable Low-End Networks to Life: A Field Study with An Off-the-Shelf Prototype},
author = {Marcelo Basso and Vinícius Boff Alves and Laura Becker Ramos and Julien Guillemot and André Figueira Riker and Antônio Jorge Gomes Abelém and Luciano Paschoal Gaspary and Mohamed Faten Zhani and Jaime Galan-Jimenez and Juliano Araujo Wickboldt and Weverton Luis da Costa Cordeiro},
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abstract = {We present a prototype that could open the doors to mitigate digital exclusion in technologically underserved populations. By converging software-defined networks (SDN) with programmable data planes (PDP), our approach enables one to customize low-cost hardware to fit the network behavior. We integrate low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), known for their scalability and efficiency, with PDPs to propose a flexible solution for changing requirements, such as distance and terrain configurations, validated through real-world test scenarios.},
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We present a prototype that could open the doors to mitigate digital exclusion in technologically underserved populations. By converging software-defined networks (SDN) with programmable data planes (PDP), our approach enables one to customize low-cost hardware to fit the network behavior. We integrate low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), known for their scalability and efficiency, with PDPs to propose a flexible solution for changing requirements, such as distance and terrain configurations, validated through real-world test scenarios.
2022
Guilherme Rotth Zibetti, Juliano Araujo Wickboldt, Edison Pignaton de Freitas
Context-Aware Environment Monitoring to Support LPWAN-based Battlefield Applications Journal Article
In: Computer Communications, 189 , pp. 18–27, 2022, ISSN: 0140-3664.
Abstract Links BibTeX Tags: Context-Awareness Internet of Things (IoT) Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) Military & Tactical Networks Network Resilience
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title = {Context-Aware Environment Monitoring to Support LPWAN-based Battlefield Applications},
author = {Guilherme Rotth Zibetti and Juliano Araujo Wickboldt and Edison Pignaton de Freitas},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140366422000639},
doi = {10.1016/j.comcom.2022.02.020},
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year = {2022},
date = {2022-05-01},
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volume = {189},
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abstract = {The use of IoT-related technologies is growing in several areas. Applications of environmental monitoring, logistics, smart cities are examples of applications that benefit from advances in IoT. In the military context, IoT applications can support the decision-making process by delivering information collected directly from the battlefield to Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. Taking the benefit of the installed IoT network in the battlefield, the use of the data collected by the IoT nodes is a way to improve resiliency and increase the survivability of networks, as well as to optimize the use of available resources. Towards improving the communication network present on the battlefield, this work presents a context-aware environmental monitoring system that uses real-time battlefield information to increase military networks’ resilience and survivability. The proposed approach is validated by a proof-of-concept experiment. The obtained results show that the implementation of this system can improve the communication process even when the network is exposed to unfavorable climatic factors.},
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The use of IoT-related technologies is growing in several areas. Applications of environmental monitoring, logistics, smart cities are examples of applications that benefit from advances in IoT. In the military context, IoT applications can support the decision-making process by delivering information collected directly from the battlefield to Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. Taking the benefit of the installed IoT network in the battlefield, the use of the data collected by the IoT nodes is a way to improve resiliency and increase the survivability of networks, as well as to optimize the use of available resources. Towards improving the communication network present on the battlefield, this work presents a context-aware environmental monitoring system that uses real-time battlefield information to increase military networks’ resilience and survivability. The proposed approach is validated by a proof-of-concept experiment. The obtained results show that the implementation of this system can improve the communication process even when the network is exposed to unfavorable climatic factors.