Abstract
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication refers to autonomous communication among devices that aims for a massive number of connected devices. M2M communication can support ubiquitous communication and full mechanical automation, and it will change everything from industry to ourselves. Recent developments in communication technology make Long Term Evolution (LTE)/Long Term Evolution-Advance (LTE-A) a promising technology for supporting M2M communication. LTE can support the diverse characteristic of M2M communication due to its IP connectivity, coverage area, and scalability. Therefore, the LTE schedulers should satisfy the need for M2M communication. Motivated by these facts, in this paper, we present a survey on the classification of LTE / LTE-A scheduling methodologies from the perspective of M2M communication. We classify the schedulers based on their objectives, such as energy efficiency, spectrum efficiency, group-based, and Quality-of-Service (QoS) support for Machine Type Communication Devices (MTCDs). We also highlight the scope of future research direction for the scheduling work.
Highlights
The growing adaptation of advanced communication technology like 4G and 5G and advancement in device connectivity encourage the research community to take advantage of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) network for M2M communication [1]
We focus on the LTE/Long Term Evolution-Advance (LTE-A) scheduling approaches proposed by various endeavors and present a detailed literature survey of the proposed scheduling schemes from the perspective of M2M communication
Constraints and Limitations - In this literature review, we find out the constraints and limitations of LTE and Machine Type Communication Devices (MTCDs), that draws a boundary for the resource scheduling process
Summary
The growing adaptation of advanced communication technology like 4G and 5G and advancement in device connectivity encourage the research community to take advantage of the LTE network for M2M communication [1]. The term M2M communication is not new It started in the year 1845 with the invention of the Russian Military’s information exchange system. At the beginning of the 21st century, cellular communication technology got advanced and proposed new communication technologies named 3G and 4G LTE, which started to provide high-speed and secure data transmissions with a lower cost per bit [7], [8]. In cellular technology, the Internet, and single-chip systems witnessed a great surge in the growth of M2M communication towards the Internet-of-Things (IoT) [9]–[11] Both the number of connected devices and the market grew bigger. The research community is actively working on integrating M2M communication with LTE-A / 5th Generation-New Radio (5G-NR) Network to support the diverse requirement, including traffic, the number of devices, etc.
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