Ricerc@Sapienza

The recently standardized Narrow Band Internet of
Things (NB-IOT) is expected to become a disruptive technology
in the IoT market. The low cost, manageability, and reliability
offered by a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) can be the enabler
for the widespread acceptance and deployment of IoT devices.
In this market phase, network planning plays a crucial role in
the possible services forecast, with obvious consequences on the
market analysis by the MNO. Moreover, there are many possible
improvements in the NB-IOT device management, which are
intentionally left as implementation dependent elements. As a
consequence, it is necessary to evaluate the performances of an
NB-IOT system, both for scientific and deployment purposes. In
this paper we will outline the various evaluation systems and the
ongoing efforts to build a new and efficient NB-IOT simulation
platform.