LoRa – Device Activation Call Flow (Join Procedure) using OTAA and ABP, When a new End Device (LoRa Device) is added to a LoRa network, it should go through an activation process. Through the activation process, both session keys are shared between the End Device and the Network server. Currently, LoRa provides the following two types … Read more
LoRa is Long Range, low data rate, low power wireless platform technology for building IoT network. It uses unlicensed radio spectrum in the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) bands to enable communication between remote sensors and gateways connected to the network Server and Application Servers. LoRa Network and Protocol Architecture with Its Frame Structure LoRa technology is owned by … Read more
LoRa is Long Range ,low data rate, low power wireless platform technology for building IoT network. LoRa technology is owned by a chip company – Semtech, who acquired it from another French startup – Cycleo. Semtech has formed the LoRa Alliance, which develops global standards and makes this available under a royalty free license to its members. Semtech builds … Read more
Low Power Wide Area networks (LPWAN) could play an important role in connecting a range of devices that need to be low mobility, low power, and low cost. As part of the Internet of Things, these connections are likely to serve a diverse domain, such as automotive, utilities and health, and cover a range of applications … Read more
Clear definition of Smart cities is still ambiguous. Similar to Internet of things everyone is trying to cash in with their solutions. The whole idea of Smart city is not only to provide accessibility to internet, smart transportation, smart sensors, smart and efficient lights and infrastructure but also to create probes to provides data which … Read more
Internet of things has been here for years, but now with Smart Cities deployments, IOT is being seen as the next line of business opportunity for many organization. Many organizations including giants are creating massive infrastructure for the Internet of things (sensors, access, gateways, back-end, and data analytics). Example: Comcast: Introduction to their latest portfolio addition MachineQ … Read more
The internet of things is expanding and creating opportunities in many different areas and will shape new business models that meet customers’ needs. Opportunities, productivity, and growth all rely on data. Sensor devices in the Internet of Things (IoT) networks are constantly generating an unprecedented volume and variety of data. After collection, data is sent to … Read more
Bluetooth 5 is the latest iteration of the ubiquitous wireless standard. Bluetooth SIG – the body that drives its specification – gave Bluetooth 5 the green light back in December 2016 and hinted that the first compatible devices could land ‘within two to six months‘. A little over three months later and Samsung duly obliged with the announcement … Read more
Batteries are a boon as well as a bane for the IoT world. 20 billion devices mean 20 billion batteries too, how to replace/maintain them? Energy Harvesting is the solution. The purpose of the post is to understand and solve the problem of “Energy” faced by the booming IoT industry. It is expected that more … Read more
IoT Access Technology is spread across the licensed and unlicensed spectrum and there are several numbers of Radio technologies. At high this access can be classified into two categories: Non –Cellular Technologies Cellular Technologies Brief about these techniques is shown below Each of the technologies available for IoT connectivity has its own advantages and disadvantages. … Read more