Cellular Backscatter Communication: Ambient IoT Technology

The Internet of Things (IoT) Analytics report points out there will be over 27.1 billion IoT terminal connections globally by 2025. Based on the integration of backscatter communication with the cellular networks, the Ambient IoT helps build a sustainable next-generation IoT with very low power consumption. The paper studies the network architecture, connectivity topologies and deployment scenarios of the Ambient IoT. Additionally, to achieve the Ambient IoT deployment, the paper also analyses the protocol design, the energy harvesting and the random access procedure of the Ambient IoT.