ScienceIoT: Evolution of the Wireless Infrastructure of KREONET

• Main Authors: Cheonyong Kim, Joobum Kim, Ki-Hyeon Kim, Sang-Kwon Lee, Kiwook Kim, Syed Asif Raza Shah, Young-Hoon Goo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
• Series: Sensors
• Subjects: ScienceLoRa; ScienceIoT; KREONET; Internet of Things; low-power wide-area network (LPWAN); LoRa/LoRaWAN
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/17/5852

Here, we introduce the current stage and future directions of the wireless infrastructure of the Korea Research Environment Open NETwork (KREONET), a representative national research and education network in Korea. In 2018, ScienceLoRa, a pioneering wireless network infrastructure for scientific applications based on low-power wide-area network technology, was launched. Existing in-service applications in monitoring regions, research facilities, and universities prove the effectiveness of using wireless infrastructure in scientific areas. Furthermore, to support the more stringent requirements of various scientific scenarios, ScienceLoRa is evolving toward ScienceIoT by employing high-performance wireless technology and distributed computing capability. Specifically, by accommodating a private 5G network and an integrated edge computing platform, ScienceIoT is expected to support cutting-edge scientific applications requiring high-throughput and distributed data processing.