Research Article

Experimental Performance Evaluation of Multihop IEEE 802.15.4/4g/4e Smart Utility Networks in Outdoor Environment

Table 2

Parameters of the developed SUN devices.

Size85 mm 70 mm 35 mm (without antenna)
Weight165 g
Frequency920–928 MHz
Tx power20 mW (expandable to 250 mW)
Modulation scheme2GFSK
Data rate50 kbps; 100 kbps; 200 kbps
Maximum data length2047 Octet
Communication range500 m
Power sourceAA-battery3; AC
Consumption current50 mA for active; 2 mA for sleep
InterfaceRS-232C; RS-485; U-LINE, and others (expandable)