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LoRa General Presentation

LoRa is a leading provider of carrier-grade low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technology for the Internet of Things (IoT). It uses open standard LoRaWAN protocol and offers long range, low power consumption, and secure communication. Key applications of LoRa technology include smart agriculture, smart buildings, and supply chain logistics. LoRa networks provide scalability, security, and standardization required by carriers for IoT deployments.

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LoRa General Presentation

LoRa is a leading provider of carrier-grade low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technology for the Internet of Things (IoT). It uses open standard LoRaWAN protocol and offers long range, low power consumption, and secure communication. Key applications of LoRa technology include smart agriculture, smart buildings, and supply chain logistics. LoRa networks provide scalability, security, and standardization required by carriers for IoT deployments.

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LoRa®

The leading provider for carriergrade LPWA Network


Latest news

LoRa is rapidly becoming the defacto LPWAN standard


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The Road To Low Power Wide Area
Multimedia Internet of
& M2M
Things
Voice

GB’s/month MB’s/month KB’s/month bytes/month

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Where Does LPWAN Fit

Local Area Network Low Power Wide Area Cellular Network


Short Range (LPWAN) Traditional
Communication Internet of Things M2M

 40% 45% 15%


Low power consumption
 Well established standards
In building
Low cost
Positioning
Existing coverage
High data rate

Battery Live High data rate Autonomy


 Provisioning
Network cost & dependencies
Emerging standards Total cost of ownership

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LoRa® Network Features

Long Range Max Lifetime Multi Usage Low Cost


 Greater than cellular  Low power optimized  High capacity  Minimal infrastructure
 Deep indoor coverage  10-20yr lifetime  Multi-tenant  Low cost end-node
 Star topology  >10x vs cellular M2M  Public network  Open SW

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Differentiators & Benefits

True Location Bidirectional LoRaWAN Security


 In/out door  Acknowledge  Global Standard  Unique ID
 Accurate  Scalable Capacity  True Mobility  Application
 No Battery  Broadcast  Seamless  Network
Impact
 Roaming

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LPWAN Market Size & Focus
 Machina, Strategy Analytics and Analysys Mason
 Excluding short range

 Turning point 2018


 The top three application categories for this
revenue forecast (2022)
 Agriculture and environment markets (25%)
 Consumer applications, which include pet, bicycle tracking and wearable's
(21%)
 Smart buildings (18%)

Source: Analysys Mason, April 2015


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Building Blocks

Network
Base Server
stations

Applications
Sensors

Modules

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LoRaWAN Solutions

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Examples

 Agriculture

 Smart Building

 Supply Chain

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Agriculture - Irrigation
Current Solutions LoRa®
No. of fields 1 900
Coverage Area 0.5 mile radius / 0.75 Sq. miles 15 mile radius / 706 Sq. miles
Solution Cost High Low
Ease of use Complex Out of the box
Battery longevity 1-2 years > 5 years

0.5 MILE Radius / 0.75 sq. miles /20 sensors 15 mile radius / 706 sq. miles /18k sensors

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Smarter Buildings

Bill each user seperately

Send heart beats, battery


status and alarms

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Supply Chain – Parcel delivery

Port of Redwood City Data Rate=16


Temp= 75.2F
Battery =92%

Pick up: 4/21/15 (7:57 pm)


Driver goes to Port of Redwood City
Nearest Tower: 9 Miles / Skeggs Peak
El Camino Real
75.20

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Why carriers prefer LoRa®

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Carrier Grade Selection Criteria

Security Scalability Standardization

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LoRaWAN™

www.lora-alliance.org

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Alliance Activities
Explore Sign Up Get Exposure

 Become a member
 LoRa Alliance All Member Meeting: https://www.lora-alliance.org/News-Events/Events
 LoRa Alliance Challenge: https://www.lora-alliance.org/News-Events/Global-IoT-Challenge
 Participate in events: IoT World, European Utility Week, CES, MWC, …

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Thank you
Note: copy or use of the material in this presentation can only be done with Semtech authorization
Semtech and the Semtech logo are trademarks of the Semtech Corporation. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners
© Copyright 2015 Semtech Corporation
Back Up Slides
Technical Positioning

Differentiator LoRa Sigfox Ingenu Short Range LTEM CiOT


Protocol Open Standard Proprietary Proprietary RPMA Zigbee Qualcom Huawei
BLE Neul
Wifi

Location 25 m    200 m unclear

Power Tx 120 mA/20 Dbm 120 mA/20 Dbm 750 mA 35 mA / 8 Dbm 800 mA / 30 Dbm Unclear
Rx 10 mA 10 mA 300 mA 26 mA 50 mA
0.001 mA 0.001 mA 0.072 mA 0.003 mA 3.5 mA
Sleep
Range Indoor 3 Km 3 Km 3 Km 150 m 1.7 Km Unclear
Outdoor 30 Km 30 Km 30 Km 30 m 20 Km

Link Budget 156 Db/290 Bps 156 Db/100 Bps 172 Db/240 Bps 108 Db 147 Db

Sensitivity -134 dBm -126 dBm -142 dBm -100 dBm -117 dBm

Security : 128 AES     Unclear

Interference immunity good bad bad moderate unclear


Competitive Positioning
Differentiator LoRa Sigfox Ingenu Short Range LTEM CiOT
Moving objects      unclear

Capacity  : adaptive 1.3 M < 500K < 1000 Unclear

Hosting In country France Custom Custom Custom Unclear

Business model Eco system License 40% share Custom Custom Carrier Carrier

Installed base > 5 million < 200.000 < 500.000 > 200 M 0 0

Message size Up Up to 50 Kbs 12 Bytes Unknown


Down Up to 50 Kbs 8 Bytes

Bi directional Very limited 


 
20 Sec latency >3 sec latency

Broadcast    
Typical LoRa Use Cases

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Smart Metering
 Type of application – Deep Indoor, Fixed objects
 Markets – Water, Gas, Electricity
 Critical business issues
 Legislative compliance
 Meter reading
 Leak detection, also in network
 Reduce flow to manage consumption
 Shut down flow for safety and damage control
 Manage disconnections/reconnections
 Manage updates for pricing
 Increase public awareness
Industrial Asset Monitoring
 Type of application – indoor fixed objects
 Markets - maintenance and supervision of machine status
 Critical business issues
 Warranty management
 Predictive maintenance
 Avoid outage
 Respond to temperature or air quality alerts
 Stop machine from control room
 Accessibility to assets
Logistics & Supplychain
 Type of application – outdoor mobile objects
 Markets – parcels, containers, pallets, valuable goods…
 Critical business issues
 Reduce cost and optimize execution
 Enhance customer service
 Lost and found
 Management and cost of return goods
 Quality of goods during transportation
Safety & Security
 Type of application – indoor/outdoor objects and people
 Markets – lone worker, smoke & intrusion detection
access control
 Critical business issues
 Health & Safety compliance
 Building security
 Time and attendance management
 Home security
 Jamming
Fill rate monitoring
 Type of application – indoor & outdoor mobile objects
 Markets – gas tank, cylinders, waste containers, tyres
 Critical business issues
 Customer service levels
 Logistic cost
 Complaints management
 Predictive forecasting
 Alerts management
Smart Cities

 Type of application – indoor & outdoor fixed objects


 Markets – parking, streetlights, intelligent traffic mgt, air quality
 Critical business issues
 Carbon footprint
 Traffic management
 Citizen satisfaction & safety
 Reduced budgets
 Assisted living
The basics of LoRa
What is an LPWAN network
 New enabling networks Low Power Wide Access Network
 Low cost and small chipsets
 Extreme low power consumption
 Long range
 Low throughput
 LoRa by Semtech
 Technology available to MNO’s and sensor/module manufacturers : radio technology based on
Direct Spread Spectrum for secure, bidirectional and flexible payload messages
 Growing feature footprint for example to enable location determination
 LoRa Alliance: Strategic non-profit partnership to drive optimal value
creation
 Define and manage the LoRaWAN specification
 Ensure inter-operability and standardization
 Drive the development of a global eco system and strategic partnerships
Using License Free Bands
 ISM (Industry, Science, Medical) band, no licensing required
 Frequency band 863-870 Mhz in Europe
 However strict rules to adhere to:
• UpLink : 25 mW (14 dBm), 1% duty cycle per hour (< 36 seconds transmission)
• DownLink : 500 mW (27 dBm), 10% duty cycle per hour (< 360 seconds transmission)
 The 863-870 Mhz band will be available long term and will be extended to 863-875,6 Mhz
increasing capacity
 Usage regulation is redefined every 4 years, next end of 2015
LoRa Channels 125kHz
27 dBm

14 dBm

868,00 868,60 868,70 869,20 869,40 869,65 F (Mhz)


LoRa Valuechain

 Module Manufacturers
 Sensor Manufacturers
 Base Station Manufacturers
 Network Server Providers • Public Network Operator
• Private Network Operator

SX127X family

Modules Sensors Basestation Network Server Application Server

SX1301

Transceiver
LoRa Network Server

 Network Server : handles all data traffic:


 Processes all traffic received from gateways
 Manage radio configuration: Adaptive Data Rate (Spreading Factor)
 Message management: authentication, authorization, accounting
 Location determination (DTOA): license required
 Manages acknowledgements (if required)
 Manages downlink messages including multicast
 Collects data for the Operations Support System (network managment)
 Interfacing towards application servers (API)
Spectrum usage

 Basic Radio Transmission


• Messages are received by multiple base stations to deal with local interference resulting in
optimal Quality of Service
 Spread Spectrum
• Each string of bytes (a message) is increased with a redundant string for optimal Quality of
Service. This ensures excellent demodulation of messages at the base stations even in an
environment with high noise floors and other interferers
 Adaptive Data Rate
• A unique, and variable, spreading factor is used to increase the robustness of a message
• The Spreading Factor can vary between SF6 to SF12
• The higher a spreading factor the better the robustness of a message as the distance between sensor and
base station (range) can be longer
• A lower spreading factor results in decreased robustness against interference, however due to faster
transmission (Time on Air) one can send bigger messages resulting in lower power consumption
• The network manages these spreading factors automatically
Protocol and message structure

Preamble Header Payload

Synchro Basic info User Data

 Chirp (chirp) : synchronization preamble to allow for recognition of


message
 Header : basic information for message size and error correction
 Payload (flexible) : user data ranging from 1 to 242 bytes
A smart connexion for smart sensors

Low datarate
Slow Fast
Spreading Factor

Medium datarate
Slow Fast

High datarate

LoRa Gateway Slow Fast

Distance

 Dynamic datarate to deal with outdoor, indoor and deep indoor


 Best datarate to reach gateway is set dynamically and automatically
 Power consumption is optimized automatically
 End result is the best mix between datarate, range, power
Future proof scalability
 Datarate is set based on range, visibility,
height whilst speed and time on air are
optimised
Fast
 Best datarate to reach gateway is set
dynamically and automatically
 Interference reduction
LoRa Gateway  End result is optimal deployment growing
with market needs

LoRa Gateway
LoRa Gateway
Unlimited growth enabled by ADR

2D simulation (flat environment)


14 km 10 km 8 km 6 km 4 km 2 km Distance between base station and sensor

Message size of 10 bytes (payload)

1,4 sec Energy / Time on air

0,74 sec

0,37 sec
0,2 sec
970 bps
530 bps
290 bps Bitrate
12 11 10 9 8 7 6 Spreading Factor
Adaptation to use case

Spreading factor Time on Air Data rate Sensitivity


6 33 ms 9380 bps -127.5dBm
7 56 ms 5469 bps -130.0dBm
8 100 ms 3125 bps -132.5dBm
9 200 ms 1758 bps -135.0dBm
10 370 ms 977 bps -137.5dBm
11 740 ms 537 bps -140.0dBm
12 1400 ms 293 bps -142.5dBm

Values correspond with a payload of 10 bytes

 All LoRa chipsets are compatible with a G(FSK)


modulation allowing for data rates up to 50 kbit/s
Huge advantages for growing demand
 Adding gateways scales capacity by 6-8X
 Optimizes channel usage
 Saves battery
 Increased Quality of Service
 Extremely robust for interference
 Optimized penetration for deep indoor and underground
 Increased payload
 Reduced time on air
 Ability to deal with exisiting or new agglomoration
 Allows for femto cell growth path
Higher Spreading Factor Lower Spreading factor
Robustness against interference Increased payload
Optimal link budet (Signal to Noise) Lower time on air
Increased network range Increased capacity
Device Classes for any use case

Class name Intended usage


Battery powered sensors
A •

No latency constraint
Most energy efficient communication class.
(« all ») • Must be supported by all devices

Battery powered actuators


B •

Energy efficient communication class for latency controlled downlink
Based on slotted communication synchronized with a network beacon
(« beacon »)

Mains powered actuators


C •

Devices which can afford to listen continuously.
No latency for downlink communication
(« continuous »)
Bidirectional communication, class A

 Downlink messages are optional and initiated by an Uplink message


 Each Uplink message opens 2 windows Downlink
 Acknowledgement, MAC commands, apllication commands

Packet End device sleeps Rx slot 1 Rx slot 2


Sensor

1 sec +/- 20us 1 sec +/- 20us

Base station
Received by all base Cloud MAC Controller Variable RX window:
stations in range selects best base station 5.1 ms @ SF7
10.2 ms @ SF8 …
164 ms @ SF12
Bidirectional communication, class B
 Downlink messages are optional
 Classe B: all sensors are synchronized with the gateways and have regular
Downlink windows
 Coordinated Sampled Listening (CSL): Network may send downlink packet
to node at any Rx slot
Rx Rx Rx Rx Rx Rx Rx Rx
Sensor
BEACON

BEACON
128 seconds

Base station Variable RX window:


Received by all base Cloud MAC Controller 5.1 ms @ SF7
stations in range selects best base station 10.2 ms @ SF8 …
164 ms @ SF12
Embedded Security

 Multi level encryption to ensure optimal protection


 Encryption using AES 128 algorithm, following 802.15.04 standard
 Three security keys
 Primary security per sensor (objectId/@MAC-Id)
 Dedicated network key per operator (MIC : network integrity)
 Service provider key (not shared with operator) decryption in final application only
 Full protection against
 Replay of messages through counters, both Uplink and Downlink
 Identity of sender
 Content of message
Unique differentiators – for integrators
 Long range resulting in attractive subscription cost
 2 km in dense city environments
 15 km rural
 Low power consumption
 Battery operated sensors with > 10 years lifespan
 Extended battery life through reduced transmission time (ADR)
 Variable payload allows for adaptation to use case
 Bidirectional communication in three device classes
 Sensor management through unicast, multicast and broadcast
 Controlled Quality of service
 Low latency for downlink messages
 Robust against interference and noise
 Support mobile objects even at high speed
 Location determination
 Multi level security
 LoRa Alliance- open source LoRaWAN
 Roaming, Interoperatability and standardisation
 Strong supporting eco system
Unique differentiators – for operators
 Long range resulting in lower capex and opex
 Attractive subscription models serving many use cases
 Re-use of existing 2G antenna’s lowering deployment cost
 Optimal Total Addressable market
 Bidirectional communication in three device classes
 Low latency for downlink messages
 Robust against interference and noise
 Support mobile objects even at high speed
 Location determination
 Multi level security
 Variable payload to increases use case applicability
 Adaptive data rate
 Lower time on air
 Grow network coverage in sync with market demand
 Sensor management through unicast, multicast and broadcast
 Required for subscription management
 Controlled Quality of service
Location Determination

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Importance of Location
 Unique LPWAN feature
 Indoor/outdoor
 No battery impact, longer life span
 Applicable to majority of applications
 One off – determine installation location
 Recovery – regular heart beat and high SLA when needed
 Regular determination – all across supply chain and mobile assets in many market segments
 High value add
 Replacing existing capabilities
 GPS – BOM and battery cost reduction ($5-$10)
 Wifi – mainly Google ($0.50 USD / 1000 additional elements, up to 100,000 daily)

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Location Roadmap

Definition Algorithm POC Model Pilot

 System  Mathematical  LOC Gateway  Algorithm V1.0  2nd Gen Gateway


 Gateway  Conditions  City deployment  Performance test  LoRaLOC rollout
 Requirements  Location classes  Data collection  Data collection  End-Customer trail
 Simulation  Preliminary report  Final report  Qualification report

 Q-3 2014  Q2-2015  Q4-2015  Q1-2016  Q2-2016


System design

 Semtech LoRa Location License:


 Semtech Location server
 Reference design for localization gateway

 Network Server Provider:


 Network Controller including Adaptive data rate
management for localization

 Commissioning including localization profile

 Network Operator
 Application Router sending localization data to
customer server

 Customer Server
 Provide geo localization of devices through
webserver and applications
Location ready without GPS
 LoRa uses Differential Time Of Arrival (DTOA) for location calculation
 Triangulation based location determination
 Outdoor accuracy < 50 M
 Indoor accuracy < 75 M
 Supports mobile sensors even when moving fast (fading/multipath)
TR1 Location
Server
TR2

Gateway TR3

Gateway

Gateway
Network infrastructure
Over-designed
TDOA Location
 Localization is performed on data
Server transmissions from sensors
TX1  Gateways are synchronized in time with GPS
GPS
Location
TX2
API  Accurate timestamps are added to received
Gateway TX3
data, along RSSI, frequency error, pointing
GPS
direction of antenna
GPS
Gateway  For each message to locate, a localization
server collects the multiple receptions and
Gateway
solves for 2D position
FAQ - LoRa

 How much data can be transmitted - What is the data througput with LoRa
 What is the latency – how fast will data be delivered
 Capacity - how many sensors can be supported
 Capacity – what is the future strategy for ISM
 Capacity – how much data can LoRa handle
 Security – how is security and privacy managed
 Penetration – how deep indoor does LoRa work
COMPARATIF LORA SIGFOX – PAYLOAD/DEBITS
How much data can be transmitted
UTILES

Uplink : Time on Air Data rate


(for 12 bytes sent) (for 12 bytes sent)
Overhead Max Payload
LoRa SF7 62 ms 1556 bits/s
LoRa 17 bytes Up to 242 bytes LoRa SF12 1,48 sec 64,74 bits/s

Downlink : Time on Air Data rate


(for 8 bytes sent) (for 8 bytes sent)
Overhead Max Payload
LoRa SF7 56 ms 1142 bits/s
LoRa 15 bytes Op to 242 bytes LoRa SF9 185 ms 346 bits/s

 The payload with LoRa is flexible using the adaptive data rate
 Packet size ranging for 1 to 242 bytes
 Data throughput (data rate) is managed by network
 Time on air (data rate) is not fixed to optimize spectrum usage
Latency – how fast
COMPARATIF LORA is data delivery
SIGFOX CONSOMMATION -
BIDIRECTIONNALITE

LoRa (Classe A) – 12 bytes payload


Sensor Base station  Uplink latency (sensor to network)
Uplink message  Adaptive data rate depending on signal
• 32mA pdt 1,48 s
13,1 μA.h @SF12 quality
• 32mA pdt 62 ms
1 sec +/- 20us 0,55 μA.h @SF7  Time on air varies from 62ms to 1,48s
Receiving

window

R • 11mA pdt 164ms  Downlink latency (network to sensor)


time

x Rx time 0,5 μA.h @SF12


1
• 11mA pdt 5,1 ms  Device class driven
0,016 μA.h @SF7
1 sec +/- 20us  Device class A – after an Uplink
Receiving

window

R
11mA pdt 164ms 0,5 message the sensor listens 1 - 2,2
time

Rx time •
x
μA.h @SF12 seconds for a downlink message
2
• 11mA pdt 5,1 ms
0,016 μA.h @SF7  The network latency (backhaul)
Downlink message depends on operator, typically milli
seconds
Is there a capacity limit
 Radio networks have limited capacity
 All radio channels in the same frequency band (868MHz) are occupied (6 channels of 125 KHz for LoRa)
 When saturated the adaptive data rate does not allow further optimization (channel and spreading factor)
 Theoretical capacity calculation
• Gateways are not a limiting factor : 36 simultaneous demodulations (6 channels times 6 spreading factors)
• Time on air (use of spectrum) depends on distance to base station
• Highest concentration of sensors will be in urban areas
• 70% of sensors on Spreading Factor 12 – longest range
• 20% of sensors on Spreading factor 10
• 10% of sensors on Spreading factor 8 – shortest time on air
• Example for 10 bytes payload per message and 1 gateway every 1 Km
• Maximum capacity per gateway per day 515 000 messages
• Maximum capacity per Km2 per day 164 000 messages
• For use case with 4 messages per day per sensor : 41 000 sensors maximum per km2
 Example for Paris : population density is 21.347 per km2
 Maximum number of messages of 10 bytes is (164.000/21.347) 8 messages per inhabitant per day
 Increased density of base stations will grow capacity rapidly and provides scalability for operators
How much data can LoRa handle
 LoRa technology has been built from scratch to serve the IoT
 The adaptive data rate means change speed of transmission when there is a better
quality of the radio signal
 The closer a sensor is to a base station the better the quality of the radio signal
 Outdoor sensors typically have better signal quality as indoor or underground placed
sensors
 The faster the speed of the radio transmission, called data rate, the shorter the
sensor consumes battery power
 Faster transmission increases the capacity of the band as more messages can be
transmitted
 LoRa can handle from 300bps up to 9,4kbps
 The ADR is automatically managed by the network
Optimal security management

 Network encryption is AES 128 (as per the 802.15.04 standard)


 Multi level security management
 One security key per sensor
 Network security key per operator (MIC : integrated key)
 re-use of the standard encryption as per the 802.15.04 : CCM standard
 encryption key only known to operator (always)
 Solution provider security key different for each partner and only known to the
partner
 encryption of payload to ensure security up to the processing partner
server
 Message counter – protection against piracy and identity theft
Underground or deep indoor

 Attenuation is higher when sensors are placed underground or deep indoor,


up to the level that radio signals do not
 Signal strength is influenced by concrete walls, metal and even human
bodies
 Each building has its own specific constraints
 If in doubt local measurements need to proof applicability
 Network coverage is mostly expressed in % coverage of territory and %
coverage of population
 In difficult environments additional base stations will resolve coverage
issues (keep in mind ADR is needed)
 The link budget of LoRa, defining the sensitivity of the network, is very close
to the physical limit which leaves no room for competitors to be much better
FAQ – LoRa Alliance
 Are there variations of LoRaWAN
Currently LoRaWAN R1.0 is published, enhancements of the standard is driven by the Technical
Committee of the Alliance to which all members contribute
 What is the process for upgrades to LoRaWAN
The Technical committee drives the future of the LoRaWAN standard and publishes fixes and new
releases when they become available

 How does roaming work with LoRaWAN


 Are there exisiting Quality of Service and SLA’s for LoRaWAN
 How does hand-over work with LoRaWAN
 Why do carriers prefer LoRaWAN
Roaming ready

 Roaming is driven by a working group in the Strategy Committee in the


Alliance
 Roaming : a sensor joins another network as its Home Network
 Technical optimization – use additional base stations in other networks
 Location determination
 Faster transmission
 Lower latency
 Lower power consumption

 Roaming tariffs are not mandatory and bilateral, through the LoRa Alliance
 Network security keys enable proper management of roaming
 Message counters are available to allow for proper clearing
 Commercial offers including roaming are at each operators discretion
Quality of Service

 All data communication is executed at best effort - technology needs to


be robust
 Operate in different frequency bands
 Limit time on air to avoid collision through ADR
 Increase the link budget through higher spreading factor (up to + 20
dB)
 Reconstruction of messages even if only parts are received
 Automatic band hopping if needed
 Balanced link budget for UL and DL
 Several device classes to increase QoS when needed
Service Level Agreements
 QoS and SLA are network operator responsibilities and defined by each operator as
these depend on network deployment strategies and customer contracts
 Through deployment strategies LoRa Network Operators can deliver high service levels
in terms of coverage
 LoRaWAN is open and standard protocol guaranteeing compliance throughout the
value chain
 Certification guarantees legal compliance and device class for optimal connectivity and
clear coverage maps
 Service Level Agreement
 Interoperability and roaming
 Strong encryption to protect data
 Test house involved for certification of sensors
 SRD 863-870 MHz : 300-220 (EMITECH)
 LoRaWAN compliant
 ETSI/FCC compliance
How does handover work

 Handover like in GSM Networks does not exist with LoRa Networks
 Communication is not continuous, sensors transmit only when
needed and receive responses accordingly
 Messages are received by one or more base stations and forwarded
to a network server for further processing
 Message transmission time is very limited (< a few seconds)
Why carriers prefer LoRaWAN

Benefits of scale and experience leading to reduced Capex & Opex


 MNO’s have access to tower locations
 MNO’s have experience in rolling out networks
 ADR enables to grow coverage with market demand

Optimized Quality of Service


 Experience in managing and mantaining data com networks
 ADR (adaptif data rate) allows for densification without capacity constraints
 For outdoor applications the majority of use cases can operate under SF 7
or SF 8, thus extreme low power consumption and high capacity

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