This paper aims to provide a comprehensive
understanding of the actual performance for various IoT
protocol candidates across a low quality network with low
reliability, high latency, and narrow bandwidth. Through
varying each of network bandwidth, network average packet
loss rate, and network latency as an independent variable, trials
were performed to assess its impact on bandwidth consumed,
actual packet loss, and experienced telemetry latency; these
metrics will be used as indicators of various aspects of
performance for all protocols. Representative test results will
be also be presented visually in this paper. Furthermore, a set
of trials with a combination of narrow bandwidth, high latency,
and high packet loss will also be performed to allow better
gauging of protocol performance across a realistic low quality
network.