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The IoT revolution depends on the spread of LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) and the LoRaWAN protocol with an embedded LoRa server. It is developed to permit low-powered devices to communicate with Internet-connected applications over long-range wireless connections. Embrace IoT technologies, connected cities are making huge upgrades to their existing infrastructure while building capacity for IoT devices. Then ready to use this modern technology in smart infrastructure, cities are looking for the most rational connectivity options and low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking technologies look like they might be it.

What is LoRa technology about?

Both are non-cellular LoRawan Gateway wireless communication protocols. It is the radio layer enabling long-range communication. It is both the communication protocol and system architecture for IoT networks. Both technology stack is the best choice for connected cities because of its long signal range and minimal power requirements. Turn on conditions, signals can reach 10 to 15 kilometers.

Main End-point classes

It has several different classes of end-point devices to address the different needs reflected in the wide range of applications.

• End-devices (Class A): In this communications whereby each end-device’s uplink transmission is followed by two short downlinks receive windows. The slot in which transference, as scheduled by the end-device, is based on its own communication needs with a small variation based on a random time basis. Bi-directional functioning is the minimum power end-device system for applications that only require downlink communication from the server shortly after the end-device has sent an uplink transmission. Now the transmission from the server at any other time will have to wait until the next scheduled uplink.
• Scheduled receive slots (Class B): Both class A and class B random receive windows, but Class B devices open extra receive windows at scheduled times. According to the End-device to open its receive window at the scheduled time it receives a time-synchronized Beacon from the LoRa LoRaWAN Gateway. Permit the server to know when the end-device is listening.
• Maximal receive slots (Class C): Class C has nearly continuously open receive windows, only closed when transmitting.

Smart building applications featuring LoRa technology

It is also based on chirp spread spectrum modulation which the alliance claims maintain low-power characteristics and significantly increases communication range. Its spread spectrum has been used in military and space communication for decades, but LoRa Gateway is the first low-cost implementation for commercial usage.

Transmission between end-devices and gateways is spread out on different frequency channels and data rates. Take the data rate is a trade-off between communication range and message duration. In the latest technology, transmission with different data rates does not interfere with each other and creates a set of “virtual” channels increasing the capacity of the gateway. Its data rates range from 0.3 kbps to 50 kbps.

A unique LoRaWAN authorized gateway or base station can cover entire cities or hundreds of square kilometers. Range depends on the environment of a given location, but LoRa and LoRaWAN claim to have a link budget, the primary factor in determining communication range, greater than any other standardized communication technology.