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LoRa® Alliance Technical Marketing Workgroup
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WHAT IS LoRaWAN™?
LoRaWAN™ defines the communication protocol and system architecture for the
network while the LoRa® physical layer enables the long-range communication link.
e protocol and network architecture have the most influence in determining the
battery lifetime of a node, the network capacity, the quality of service, the security,
and the variety of applications served by the network.
Application
LoRa
®
MAC
MAC options
Class A
(Baseline)
Class B
(Baseline)
Class C
(Continuous)
LoRa
®
Modulation
Regional ISM band
EU 868 EU 433 US 915 AS 430 —
