An Open Source LoRaWAN Simulator Framework for the Internet of Things Applications

LoRaWAN which stands for the Long Range Wide Area Network is an emerging wireless technology that is expected to be widely deployed and used, especially with the promising widespread use of the Internet of Things (IoT) applications and the Fifth Generation (5G) communication technology. In this paper, we proposed an enhancements framework for the widely used LoRaSim open source simulator. The proposed enhancements will enable the user to flne-tuning various parameters on LoRaWAN simulated networks according to application requirements, investigate and analyze the security effects on LoRaWAN IoT communication links, and adding more functionality pertaining the nodes’ energy consumption.