LoRa Network and

gateway capacities
2018
About MultiTech
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 What is LoRa? ®

Long range and low power

10 Mile Robust communication
Range* • Not susceptible to
interference from Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth, GSM, LTE, etc
High accuracy
localization and ranging
• Modulation format permits
high accuracy localization
• Not RSSI based and accounts
for multi-path and fading
• Permits high volume
additional features
Improved network capacity
• Connect more nodes
FSK • Additional capacity
for features
2+ Mile Range*
*
30ft Range
100ft Range* 1000ft Range*
* Approximate range

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 LoRaWAN Architecture ™

End Nodes Concentrator/ LoRa Network Application Data

Pet Tracking Gateway Server Server Visualization

3G/4G
Smoke Alarm Ethernet
Backhaul

Water Meter

Trash Container

Vending Machine

Gas Monitoring
LoRa RF TCP/IP SSL TCP/IP SSL
LoRaWAN LoRaWAN Secure Payload

AES Secured Payload

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 LoRaWAN - Edge to Gateway to Cloud
™

End Nodes Gateway LoRaWAN IoT Cloud &

Pet Tracking Dot’s Network Server Analytics
LoRa Network Server
Application Server

Smoke Alarm

Water Meter

Trash Container

Vending Machine

Gas Monitoring
LoRa RF TCP/IP SSL
LoRaWAN Secure Payload

AES Secured Payload

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 LoRaWAN - Conduit as Packet Forwarder
™ ™

End Nodes Gateway LoRa Network Application Data

Pet Tracking Server Server Visualization

3G/4G
Smoke Alarm Ethernet
Backhaul

Water Meter

Trash Container

Vending Machine

Gas Monitoring
LoRa RF TCP/IP SSL TCP/IP SSL
LoRaWAN LoRaWAN Secure Payload

AES Secured Payload

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LoRa Features ®

• It is secure – 128 Bit AES encryption

• Has good range – Basically ‘line of sight’ before you
take in to account obstructions. Technically 148dB
sensitivity which put the detection below the noise floor.
• Dynamic speed vs range – nodes con be controlled from
the LNS to optimise the speed when signal levels are high
• Low cost – Full private networks can have a near zero ‘OPEX’
cost. Where as public networks have a very low ‘OPEX’ cost.
– Data uplink and downlink can be via a shared gateway.
• Good penetration – Typically 10dB loss per wall you go directly
through, but consider signals can also ‘bounce’ to their destination.
• Low power – By configuring nodes to go in to deep sleep extreme
battery life can be achieved (3,5 and 7 years are normally
requested).
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MultiConnect Conduit ® ™

LoRaWAN Gateways & Base Stations ™

External
Industrial IP67 Rated
• Improved coverage • Macro deployment
in buildings & for Maximum range
Ethernet
production facilities • Designed for
• Connect assets challenging
GPIO
using LoRa and external
other industrial field environments
LoRa®
Serial
bus technologies • GNSS built in
mCard ™

• Options for • PoE

BlueTooth and Wi-Fi
• -40 to +80 degrees

Programmable IoT Gateway + LoRa Gateway

• Azure, AWS, Exocite Murano, IBM Cloud, HPE, OSI Soft Pi Systems, Telit deviceWise …
• Actility, Loriot, Orbiwise, Senet, Stream, TheThingsNetwork, Talkpool, Everynet…
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Capacities per gateway
• Multiple variable to consider:-
• Concurrency – 8 channels per gateway ( 8 nodes at a time )
• Time on air / Duty cycle – How long is a transmission?
• Acknowledged data – Comes from the 1% transmission time
• How often does a node transmit? – Small data
• The Join sequence – Requires responses!
• Range and speed – 5 Speeds
• Interference – Spread spectrum technology
• Adaptive data rate – Increases speed and capacity
• By directionality – Limited by duty cycle
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MultiConnect Conduit AP ® ™

Access Point for LoRa Technology

®

Commercial
• 4G-LTE, Wi-Fi or Ethernet Backhaul
• Ideal for in-building coverage and enhanced
SLAs within commercial facilities
• Use cases include Residential & Office Building
Automation, Retail, Exhibition Centers & Smart
Cities
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MultiConnect® Conduit ™

IoT Starter Kit for

LoRa Technology
®

MultiConnect  Conduit + mDot

® ™ ™

• Everything you need to prove your Lora Application

• Conduit Gateway with your choice of 868 or 915MHz
• Choice of IP backhaul, Ethernet or Cellular 4G-LTE
• Two mDot’s and developer boards
• Site Survey mDot Box tool

MultiTech Website
http://www.multitech.com/brands/multiconnect-conduit-lora-starter-kits
Information on MultiTech Conduit IoT Starter Kit for LoRa Technology

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Recommended Accessories
Macro Nano Pico
MultiConnect®
MultiConnect® MultiConnect®
Product Conduit™ IP67
Conduit™ Conduit™ AP
Base Station

Included All Antennas ( model

All Antennas Built in
Antennas dependant )

Included
Mounting Brackets Mounting ‘wings’ Mounting Bracket
Mounting

Included Optional LoRa extension

Ethernet cable Ethernet cable
Cables cable

Switched Mode PSU Switched Mode PSU

Power Optional PoE injector
(model dependant) (model dependant)

Optional Lightning
Protection
Arrestor

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LoRa Network Management
®

Embedded NS - Private External NS (packet forwarder) - Public

• Complete embedded solution for local • Third party solution for complete management
management of the network of the network
• Support ABP, OTAA, ADR, • Cloud based solution or on-premise solution
• Configurable streaming API based on Node-Red • Support ABP, OTAA, ADR, streaming API…
• Complementary platform DeviceHQ® for gateways • Prices conditions depends on the provider
management • Recommended for large scale networks
• Free of change with documentation, • Compatible with all the network server providers
community and support included
• Recommended for POC, test, small and/or
decentralized networks
• Master/Slave private networks

Integration of embedded NS gateways -

Hybrid

• The Synox platform, and Microsoft Azure can be used

to manage the local network

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DeviceHQ for Gateway ®

Management Tool
Efficiently Deploy, Manage &
Scale Remote Connectivity
Reduce cost & complexity of
remote device management
• Simplify field deployment of communication
assets with goal of zero-touch provisioning
• Real Time alarms and warnings
Secure Provisioning and personalization
• Authenticate communication assets
• Enable secure connectivity & SW updates
• Custom applications deployment & management
Scale network deployment
• Go from a single unit to many quickly & easily
• Tight integration to IoT data platforms
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What is coming
• Geo Location – Semtech reference 2.X
• Update to NodeRed
• Upgradeable LoRa concentrator cards
• Upgraded LNS
• Enhanced Class C support
• Multicast support
• More defined regions (channel plans)
– Following LoRaWAN™ specifications
• Dual LoRa® card support –16 channel or dual 8 channel
• Greater range in AP variants
• Higher specification base gateways

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Changes – 1.4.14 AEP firmware
and underlying mLinux updates
• The LNS is to be updated to version 2.0.13 ( Semtech reference
definition )
• LNS ( Local ) default configuration will see the default change to
‘Public’
• The public mode ‘RX’ window default will now be 5 seconds
• Private mode Updated,
• Channel mask added to enable channel plan differences
• Local data base of node definitions now limited to
2000 nodes (without external storage)
• Data base back up interval now set to 1 hour
• New version of NodeRed installed
• LoRa-Query command (command line) updated
• LoRa config change no longer requires a full gateway reboot
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Full GUI
Easy to use
configuration
• Dedicated LoRaWAN™ tab
• Local Diagnostics
• Local Firewall
• WAN Fail over
• Quick status review
• Advanced ‘Keep alive’ features
• Local and remote firmware updates
• Application development and deployment
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Multiple LoRa Network Server options to
®

enable easy scalability

• Public cloud LNS support – Known as
Packet Forwarder option. Supporting
both local configuration files & Provider
installation applications
• Local Network server – Fully configurable
via the local GUI, and remotely via a free
of charge management tools –
www.devicehq.com
• Hybrid network server. Enables ‘Non LoRa
platform’ providers with a Lora platform
with Edge processing. Can be via either
discrete standalone LoRa services and
industry standard uplink technologies or
fully integrated with the providers SDK
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NEW - Master Slave Capability
Management (out of the box)
• Simplifies the management. One Master
can support up to 2 Slaves gateways
• Increases the coverage of a private
network / campus to cover all ‘dark areas’
• Can be used to ‘circumvent’ duty cycle
restrictions for class C solutions
• Enables effective load balancing to
increase Lora node capacity
• Enables roaming of nodes in private
networks
• Easy viewing of ISM band usage
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NEW-Local Node GUI
• Used with Local LNS
• Add and modify your nodes and define their class with an easy to use GUI
• Manufacturer of nodes independent
• Supports up to 2000 per gateway / Master slave configuration (100 out of the
box)

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Network Reliability
• Advanced keep alive functions. Including OS, IP
layer, Carrier tracking, timed reboot, remote reboot,
time of day reboot.
• Wan failover – Can use cellular, Ethernet and
Wi-Fi in any order of priority
• Poly-Packet forwarder – Use of dual supply
of LoRaWAN carriers
• Roaming SIMS – MultiTech Gateways are not
locked to any one carrier. As a rule MVNO and
secure SIM providers can use multiple carriers.
• ‘FOG’ or remote LoRaWAN servers ( LoRaWAN
server
in the gateways ) has no single point of failure for
the LoRa server. The LoRa server resides in every
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Recommended Part Codes (EU)
Including accessories
Gateway Part Code

Macro (IP67) MTCDTIP-LEU1-266A-868

Pico MTCDT-LEU1-246A-868-EU-GB

Nano MTCAP-LEU1-868-001A

Starter Kit MTCDT-LEU1-247A-STARTERKIT-868

Note – There are over 60 different general

configurations available so the above is a
good starting point.

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Little known feature support
• Poly-packet Forwarder – Used to run the gateway
in packet forwarder mode from two ‘non related’ cloud
(or cloud and local) LNS
• Fully supports class A and C end devices
• Fully configurable local queue for downlink packets (Main use is class C)
• Support for Multicast – One packet to many nodes at the same time (see
notes)
• Support for FoTA – Supports firmware upgrade of nodes (see notes)
• Application upload – Build your Nodered flow locally and upload to
DeviceHQ®
• Open embedded linux environment – Supports local ‘native Linux
applications’
• Expansion – Add more usable storage space with SD cards
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Things to Consider
• WAN data cost (SIM) – 500 nodes send 200 bytes data per
day. This totals 100Kbyte of data or 3Meg data per month.
Add more nodes (could be any ones nodes in packet
forward format) and you could use a lot more data –
Note does not include IP overhead, LoRa® Packet over head of
‘MQTT’ over head . This could be 300 additional bytes per
?
packet.
• Placements of antennas – Range can be impacted if you mount
your antenna in parallel to a mounting pole (like a magnet for
RF)
• Lift shafts and risers in buildings. Great for hidden space but often
lined with metal so can act as a faraday cage!
• Duty cycle!!! – Duty cycle also applies to the gateway so in class
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A and C can limit the number of nodes you can acknowledge
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Useful resources
• www.multitech.com
- Standard commercial site for generic product information
• www.multitech.net - MultiTech developers web site for all things
‘technical’
• http://lora.multitech.com - MultiTech dedicated LoRa web pages
• http://www.lora-alliance.org/What-Is-LoRa/Technology
- Official LoRaWAN definition
• https://www.mbed.com/en/ - MultiTech / ARM partnership (Dots)
• http://www.semtech.com/apps/product.php?pn=SX1272
- LoRa module tools
• www.youtube.com – MultiTech and third part training videos     
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