Carbon footprint optimization of a LoRa-based multi-hop Industrial Internet of Things network deployment

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Summary

The work analyzes the carbon footprint of a LoRa-based multi-hop IIoT network and proposes an optimization framework using renewable energy sources.

Arquitectura de red LoRa multi-hop para optimización de huella de carbono
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Authors: Francisco-Jose Alvarado-Alcon, Rafael Asorey-Cacheda, Antonio-Javier Garcia-Sanchez, Joan Garcia-Haro

Journal: Computers in Industry

DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2025.104348

Funding: PID2023-148214OB-C21.

UPCT Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10317/18886

Bibliometric indicators

JCR quartileQ1
Impact factor9.1
Google Scholar citations1
JCR area
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
JCR year
2024
Scholar query
21 May 2026

Main contribution

The article shows that optimizing energy consumption and minimizing carbon footprint are not always equivalent goals. Gateway placement, device density and multi-hop forwarding have a decisive influence on environmental impact.

Link with BoND1

Sustainability is a cross-cutting line in BoND1. This publication provides concrete environmental criteria for the design of non-cellular IoT networks, especially in industrial deployments where coverage, scalability and emissions must be evaluated together.

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