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LoRa Alliance ® & DLMS User Association Whitepaper © LoRa Alliance ® and DLMS User Association. All Rights Reserved. 3 Table of Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 2 Preamble. How to get the best out of this document. ............................................................. 3 Introduction: Utilities and cities are facing challenges that new communication technologies can help to tackle ...................................................................................... 4 The core values of DLMS/COSEM ........................................................................................ 5 The disruption of LoRaWAN for the IoT adoption by the utilities ............................................. 6 The liaison between the LoRa Alliance and DLMS User Association ...................................... 7 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 7 Applications identified for DLMS/COSEM over LoRaWAN ................................................. 7 First "Proof of Concept" in 2018 ........................................................................................ 8 Technical Development .................................................................................................... 9 Now and the future ............................................................................................................... 9 Key concepts of the DLMS profile over LPWAN ................................................................... 10 Introduction to DLMS/COSEM ........................................................................................ 10 Modelling ................................................................................................................. 10 Messaging ................................................................................................................. 11 Data Transport ............................................................................................................ 12 LoRaWAN Standard ....................................................................................................... 12 SCHC: Static Context Header Compression .................................................................... 13 Description of the Communications Profile .......................................................................... 13 Stack .......................................................................................................................... 14 Message Flows .............................................................................................................. 14 Management Considerations .......................................................................................... 16 Conclusion: Publication Approach ....................................................................................... 16 Glossary ............................................................................................................................. 17 FAQ ................................................................................................................................... 18 Links and contacts for more information .............................................................................. 20 Undertakings and Limitation of Liability ............................................................................... 21 Copyrights and Trademarks ................................................................................................ 21 Preamble. How to get the best out of this document. This whitepaper contains information about the background and process to develop this technology in the earlier pages. Page 9 and onward contain an outline description of the communications profile. Pages 16 and onwards contain reference information.

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