Overview
LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) is built on top of the LoRa radio modulation technique. It is designed for long-range communication (up to 15km) with very low power consumption, allowing devices to run on batteries for years.
Key Components
- End Nodes: The IoT devices (sensors, actuators).
- Gateways: Receive messages from nodes and forward them to a network server via IP.
- Network Server: Manages the network, handles security, and removes duplicate packets.
- Application Server: Where the actual data is processed and used.
Use Cases
- Smart agriculture (soil moisture sensors across large farms).
- Smart cities (street lighting, waste management).
- Asset tracking in large industrial sites.