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REPORT
2020
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TECHNICAL UPDATES
2020 was another very busy year for development of the
LoRaWAN
®
standard. Despite not being able to meet in person
for most of the year, we were able to complete several work
items, progress others, and onboard new ones.
We have published the LoRaWAN Link-Layer Specification
version 1.0.4 (TS1-1.0.4). This version of the specification
provides improvements to Class B and security, in addition
to various clarifications and bug fixes. Publication of this
specification was accompanied by the publication of a
reference implementation, certification program and LoRaWAN
Certification Test Tool (LCTT). Moving forward the future
link-layer specifications will always be bundled with these
other publications. The alliance also published the LoRaWAN
Certification Protocol (TS9-1.0.0) to accompany the link-layer
specification, whose implementation is required on the end-
devices during the certification tests to facilitate the procedures.
Two newer versions of the Regional Parameters Specification
were published: RP2-1.0.1 and RP2-1.0.2. The two documents
collectively introduced support for the following new countries:
Indonesia, Viet Nam, Philippines, Cuba, Senegal, Montserrat,
Mali, Guinea, Syria, and Vanuatu. Long Range-Frequency
Hopping Spread Spectrum (LR-FHSS) data rates have been
introduced to the EU868, US915 and AU915 regions. The new
data rates will be instrumental in supporting satellite-based
coverage, improving scalability of deep-indoor use cases, and
help ease the dwell time limitations.
