Integrated Wake-Up Radio and MIMO Solution for Cellular IoT Networks

Abstract

Wake-up radio (WUR) is a technology designed to enhance the energy efficiency of Internet of Things (IoT) networks and extend device battery life. While most studies focus on WUR performance with single-antenna base stations, this paper investigates the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology to improve device energy saving and extend the coverage of wake-up signals. By leveraging MIMO beamforming, the transmitted energy can be spatially focused toward the intended IoT devices, with high beamforming gain and minimal inter-device interference. We develop a preliminary analytical framework using stochastic geometry to evaluate the wake-up success probability of WUR-MIMO in multi-cell cellular IoT networks, when the number of antennas equals $2 \times (\text{number of devices}) - 1$. Monte Carlo simulations show that, relative to a single-antenna WUR baseline, MIMO beamforming significantly enhances wake-up reliability when this antenna configuration is applied, mitigates more than 50% of false activations across all settings, and thereby prolongs the lifetime of IoT devices.