Study on Ambient IoT (Internet of Things) in RAN
The present document reports on the feasibility of meeting the design targets for relevant use cases of a new 3GPP IoT technology, on the basis of suitable deployment scenarios in a 3GPP system, which relies on ultra-low complexity devices with ultra-low power consumption for very-low end IoT applications. It intends to provide a clear differentiation, i.e. addressing use cases and scenarios that cannot otherwise be fulfilled based on existing 3GPP LPWA IoT technology.
In terms of energy storage, the study considers the following device characteristics:
- Pure batteryless devices with no energy storage capability at all, and completely dependent on the availability of an external source of energy.
- Devices with limited energy storage capability that do not need to be replaced or recharged manually.