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TECHNICAL UPDATES
The TC also made significant progress in several other areas
during 2021, many of which are close to publication:
• The second version of the building block specifications of
firmware updates over the air (FUOTA) feature, including
TS003 - Application Layer Clock Synchronization, TS004
- Fragmented Data Block Transport, and TS005 - Remote
Multicast Setup), achieved successful interop and TC
approval in 2021 and will be published as soon as the
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) review of TS005 is
completed. TS003 and TS004 had already completed
the IPR review.
• Two new specifications related to FUOTA were also
completed and are under IPR review: TS006 - Firmware
Management Protocol, which facilitates firmware image file
management; and TS007 - Multi Package Access, which
allows discovery of app-level
protocols on the end-device and
efficient encoding of multiple
app-layer protocol payloads
in single frame.
• TS010 IPv6 Adaptation for End-Devices Specification is
approved by the TC and is awaiting completion of IPR
review for publication. This specification leverages IETF's
Static Context Header Compression and Fragmentation
(SCHC) protocol to transport IPv6 packets over LoRaWAN
connectivity with very high efficiency.
The TC supports the LoRa Alliance in many areas beyond
technical development of the standard. In 2021, we pursued
a dedicated effort to foster collaboration between the industry
and academia, leveraging the strengths of both sides for the
benefit of LoRaWAN technology. Finally, we actively supported
the Destination LoRaWAN webinar series with two technical
programs: Implementing and Deploying LoRaWAN Roaming
and LoRaWAN Security - from the Network to the Device.
