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SK Telecom, LoRaWAN in Korea
In Hyok Cha, EVP, SK Telecom

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LoRaWAN
Agenda

I. Introduction of SK Telecom

II. SKT’s IoT Infra

III. SKT’s LoRa-based IoT Service

IV. SKT‘s IoT Eco-System

V. Potential Collaboration Plan

Introduction of SK Telecom
I. Introduction of SK Telecom 1. SK Group

SK is the 2nd largest conglomerate in Korea with strong presence in ICT, Energy, Trading and
Construction. SK ranks 57th in Fortune Global 500 in 2015, with total revenue of $157B
$157B
Rev. in 2015

WITH GLOBAL RECOGNITION

Internationally recognized,
having ranked 57th 2015
in Fortune Global 500, 2015 (was 34th in 2014)

1 13 24 33 57 82 95 99
Wal Mart Samsung GE AT&T SK IBM MS Hyundai
I. Introduction of SK Telecom 1. SK Group

Under SK brand umbrella, there are 86 affiliated companies and 82,700 talents,
and Energy/Chemical and ICT are two major pillars
I. Introduction of SK Telecom 2. SK Telecom

 No.1 mobile network operator in Korea

 49% M/S, 29 mn subscribers (2015)

 Solid financial performance (2015)

• Revenue USD 14.6 bn
• Net income USD 1.3 bn
• EBITDA margin: 27.4%

 World‟s 1st  Korea‟s 1st

Wideband LTE-A(20+10 CA) (2014) LTE (2011)
Wideband LTE-A(10+10 CA) (2013) - World’s 1st fastest 1mn subs
- World’s 4th largest LTE subs
LTE Advanced (2013)
HSPA+ (2010)
5.76Mbps HSUPA (2007)
Handset based HSDPA (2006)
Satellite DMB (2005)
WCDMA R4 (2003)
CDMA 2000 1x/EV-DO (2000)
CDMA (1996)
I. Introduction of SK Telecom 2. SK Telecom

SK Telecom is on the verge of transforming into the next generation platform player. We are
focusing on 3 main area(Media∙IoT∙Life Services) and IoT Data Analytics based platform business

Digital Media

Internet of Things

Top ranking in the Customer

SatisfactionIndex Life Services
for 19 consecutive years
We are moving forward Overview
SKT’s IoT Infra

_Getting prepared
I. SKT‟s IoT Infra 1. IoT Hybrid Network

SKT‟s nationwide „IoT Hybrid Network: LTE-M + LoRa‟ will satisfy various features and needs
of different IoT services

Deployed LTE-M N/W nationwide(~„16.03)

- Target: Services adapted for Low power and Small date(D/L 10Mbps, U/L 5Mbps)
- Developing LTE-M devices and planning to upgrade them according to LTE-M progression

LTE-M

IoT + LTE-M Device LTE Base station LTE Gateway IoT Platform Cline App. server

Hybrid
Network
Selected Lora IoT-oriented network LoRa(„16.01) and expanded it nationwide(~‟16.06)
- Finished LPWA Device, Base station, N/W server development and interworking test
- Establishing nationwide coverage - First Target: Daegu IoT Testbed, Daejeon/Sejong CEI

LPWA
(LoRa)

+ LoRa Device LoRa Base station LoRa NW server IoT Platform Client App. server
I. SKT‟s IoT Infra 1. IoT Hybrid Network

Nationwide LoRa network, suitable for the IoT, deployment was finished on Jun. 2016

SKT LoRa N/W Deployment Special Features of SKT LoRa N/W

[ Phase Ⅰ: ~May. 16 ] [ Phase Ⅱ : ~Jun. 16 ]  Nationwide coverage

- 99% of the whole population
Several trial Nationwide
city-coverage project LoRa N/W - 90% of the total land area

 High level of QoS for the reliable service

- 1 time transmission success rate: 90%
- 3 times re- transmission success rate: +99%
- Up/Downlink transmission available

 Operational Risk Management

- Redundant N/W server configuration
- Redundant Back-haul: 3G +LTE Dual Modem
I. SKT‟s IoT Infra 2. IoT Platform_ ThingPlug

ThingPlug is the integrated IoT platform that provides international IoT standard and open
APIs for various services

 International Standards
Commercialized IoT Platform with International
standard

 Open Platform
Open for developing various IoT services in B2B/B2C

Plug-In Things to SKT IoT Platform

 Every Things can be connected easily like Plug-In
 Open platform which supports various services
I. SKT‟s IoT Infra 3. IoT Network Equipment/Device

LTE-M/LoRa Equipment and Device development is completed and Metering, Monitoring,

Tracking services utilizing various sensors are working on field now
IoT Network System IoT Devices

Wearable Tracker Bicycle Tracker

LoRa Base station

(similar in size to Wi-Fi AP) IoT Network

Gas/Water AMI1) Indoor Sensor

 Simple installation to existing outdoor base station

and antenna
 One Base station can cover ~20 Km * AMI: Advanced Metering Infrastructure
SKT’s LoRa-based IoT Services

_Providing actual value

II. SKT‟s LoRa-based IoT Services 1. Overview

LPWA and LTE-M network are appropriate for low-data rate and small data services, and
support Metering, Tracking, Monitoring & Control functions

LPWA, LTE-M Features Major IoT services

Metering
 Measure and collect Energy usage data of Utility/Facility

Tracking
 Collect and manage location data of Vehicle/ People/ Asset

Monitoring & Control

 Monitor&control Manufacturing/Public/Retail environment

LTE-M : Real Time/Mobility↑

 Support Real time Monitoring & Tracking for
moving objects

【 Customer Values 】
• Savings on Devices CAPEX and Services OPEX enabled by
adoption of low-cost, low-power, low-connectivity fee services

 One-stop ecosystem to grow businesses together

capitalizing the resources and capabilities of SKT
II. SKT‟s LoRa-based IoT Services 2. Metering

AMI is for monitoring and controlling electricity/gas/water usage which reduces the need for
manual checking

“Collect and Analyze Utility Energy Usage Data and Control usage level
– WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS”

Smart metering device

Gas
Repeater DCU Server Administrator
Electricity
AMR Data

Mechanical
LoRa LoRa 3G Internet
Multi-
function

Remote AMR Data

Water
control Installation info.
Flow meter Transmitter
II. SKT‟s LoRa-based IoT Services 2. Metering

AMI is for monitoring and controlling electricity/gas/water usage which reduces the need for
manual checking

【 Real application examples on AMI service 】

• Gas AMR for SK E&S
Site 1: Pusan Sun Plaza Apt.
(Automatic Meter reading)
• Installed in Busan and Seoul
Transmitter
(800 households)

Installed
Verification item Goal Result 247 EA
AMI data
transmission > 99% 99.93%
success rate Concentrator
AMI data
< 1% 0.045%
error rate
Installed
1 EA
II. SKT‟s LoRa-based IoT Services 3. Monitoring

Smart parking can provide citizen with real time information on the location, parking space
availability and parking fee using terrestrial magnetism sensor and LoRa network

“Real-time search for available parking space”

• Install IoT sensor in parking spot and share

parking space

• By using user app, wser can notice parking

status real-time and pay directly

App(Status) App(Payment) Monitoring Web

II. SKT‟s LoRa-based IoT Services 3. Monitoring

With environment monitoring based on LoRa network, enhancing productivity and securing
safety of people can be achieved easily with low cost

• Using weather and environment monitoring • Oxygen and Toxic gas

sensor data interrelation • Location Tracking: GPS and iBeacon
• Smartphone remote monitoring
• For enhancing productivity: Large farm and
Golf course etc. • For Construction field, Chemistry factory etc.
• For safety&security: Fine dust monitoring
system and Flood prediction system etc.
II. SKT‟s LoRa-based IoT Services 4. Tracking

Real-time children monitoring and value-added converged services like video cloud with
integrated UI/UX can assure safety for children

• Smart location management based on LoRa

supports disadvantaged people such as
the elderly, disabled people, children, infants

• Cost saving due to service based on LoRa

• Provision of Integrated service:
CCTV image, health check with
location service
LoRa
II. SKT‟s LoRa-based IoT Services 5. Service Roadmap

SKT is developing, proposing, and testing a multitude of LoRa Network and Analytics based
solutions, with multiple pilot projects in various stages of progress
Proposed to Developing
customer Biz.
and solution
Category ‟16.07 ‟16.08 ‟16.09 ‟16.10 ‟16.11 ‟16.12

Gas AMI Water AMI

Metering

Parking lot Parking lot Residence parking lot

sharing Sharing sharing

Environment monitoring Heat Pump Portable toxic gas detector

monitoring
Beauty Device OBD monitoring

Monitoring LPG Storage controlling Temperature

monitoring

Traffic light Manhole E-Paper Display

monitoring monitoring

Smart node/light Solar Power module

monitoring
Water level
monitoring
Rental Asset Tracking
Facility monitoring Safe Watch
Elderly Tracking
Tracking Rolltainer Tracking
T-Helper
Guard (Tracking for safety)

※ Solution commercialization time is based on contract

SKT‘s Eco-System

_Proliferating IoT market

III. SKT„s Eco-System 1. Overview

SKT is pursuing mutual growth with Biz Partner by providing environment for product/service
development and supporting commercialization to proliferate IoT market
III. SKT„s Eco-System 2. Lightly

Complimentary Starting from

LoRa module
$0.32
100,000
(2016.07~)
excludingVAT)
III. SKT„s Eco-System 3. Easily
III. SKT„s Eco-System 4. All Together
Potential Collaboration Plan
IV. Potential Collaboration Area
SKT has the market competitiveness by investing preemptively on all the IoT value chains
including the H/W and S/W, and has powerful eco-system across from N/W to Service
1. Network
• LoRa POC
- POC config. technical
support, customization
• IoT N/W Consulting
- Optimization, quality
improvement, O&M skill
sharing
• IoT N/W Equipment
Supply
- Low cost, quality control,
customization, partnership
with major vendors
2. Platform
• “ThingPlug” platform
POC
- POC Config. Technical
Support, Customization
• Platform Consulting
- Optimization, user friendly
config. O&M skill
• Platform Equipment
Supply
- Commercialized platform
equipment, customization
1. Collaboration area
3. Service(BM) 4. Things(Device)
• Service Development • Device(Module)
Consulting Joint Purchase
- Procurement of device,
by benchmarking of SKT’s
service cases such as quality control,
bulk and low cost,
partnership with
1. Metering
module manufactures
- Gas/Water/Electricity AMI
2. Tracking
- Manufacturing/Construc-
tion Site Safety Control
3. Monitoring & Control
- Weather Monitoring,
Public Light Control
IV. Potential Collaboration Area 2. SKT as partner

1
Can offer IoT network and devices at a reasonable price
Cost
 Nationwide IoT commercial network built by in-house devices.

N/W 2

Can Offer customized technical packages suitable for MNOs

 Remote maintenance and troubleshooting, 3G/LTE backhaul support
 Enhanced server security
Platform Technology
 LBT (Listen Before Talk) support

 SKT has differentiated knowledge across the whole value chain.

(Device-Gateway-Server-N/W-Platform)
Service
(BM)
3

Accumulated O&M know-how while conducting several trials

Things  Have conducted Daegu city IoT Test-bed project initiating LoRa N/W and solutions
(Device) Experience
 Experiences of eco-bike tracking trial in Goyang city and AMI trial in Busan city
 Roll-out of nationwide IoT network

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LoRaWAN - What is it? A Short Introduction
Tyler Smith, Business Line Manager, Microchip

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Monitoring & Tracking Smart Agri & Energy Smart City & Security

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LoRaWAN™ Protocol Features
• Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) for Internet of Things (IoT)
• Bidirectional, acknowledged
• Simple Star Network Topology
Enables simpler network
• Low data rate architecture:
• Low cost • No repeaters
• Long battery life • No mesh routing complexity
• Long Range

• Ideal for:
• Internet of Things (IoT) & Machine-to-Machine (M2M)
• Industrial Automation
• Low Power Applications
• Battery Operated Sensors
• Smart City, Agriculture, Metering, Street lighting

http://lora-alliance.org/What-Is-LoRa/Technology
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• A Spread Spectrum Technology
• Developed by Semtech Corporation (http://www.semtech.com/)
• Chirped-FM modulation, symbols of ramping frequency
• Flexible Processing gain = increased receive sensitivity
• Enables longer range at expense of lower data rate

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 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Data Rate (DR)
LoRa Modulation FSK
Range
12 11 10 9 8 7 7 -- Spreading Factor (SF)
125 125 125 --
125 125 125 250 50K Bandwidth (BW) (kHz)
10937
Bitrate (BR) (bps)
5468
3125 -108
976 1757 -120
292 537 -123 Receive Sensitivity (dBm)
-132 -129-126
-136 -133
Time-on-air & consumption
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 ADR = Adaptive Data Rate
• LoRaWAN can auto-magically manage SF for each
end-device:
• To optimize for fastest data rate versus range
• For maximize battery life, and
• Achieves maximum network capacity

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• License free Sub-GHz Frequencies
• Europe: 868 MHz Band
• Network channels can be freely attributed by the network
operator
• 3 mandatory channels that all gateways should constantly receive:

• EU gateways are typically using 8 channels

• End-devices must be capable of at least 16 channels
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• License free Sub-GHz Frequencies
• North America: 915 MHz Band
• Upstream: 64 channels numbered 0 to 63, DR0 to DR3
• Upstream: 8 channels numbered 64 to 71, DR4
• Downstream: 8 channels numbered 0 to 7, DR8 to DR13

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LoRaWAN™ Network Topology
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

Sub-GHz RF

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 LoRaWAN™ Network Protocol Security
• Based on 802.15.4 Security
• AES-128
• Enhancements:
• Network Session Key (NwkSKey)
• Application Session Key (AppSKey)

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 Logical Data Flow (Programmer’s Model)
End-Devices
Gateway Network Application
Server Server

IP IP

Sub-GHz RF
Control Network Session Key (NwkSKey) Control

Data Application Session Key (AppSKey) Data

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• Each end-device class has different behavior
depending on the choice of optimization:
• Battery Powered – Class A
• Low Latency – Class B
• No Latency – Class C

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• Battery Powered – Class A
• Bidirectional communications
• Unicast messages
• Small payloads, long intervals
• End-device initiates communication (uplink)
• Server communicates with end-device (downlink) during
predetermined response windows:
Transmit RX1 RX2
RxDelay1
RxDelay2

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• Low Latency – Class B
• Bidirectional with scheduled receive slots
• Unicast and Multicast messages
• Small payloads, long intervals
• Periodic beacon from gateway
• Extra receive window (ping slot)
• Server can initiate transmission at fixed intervals
BCN PNG Transmit RX1 RX2 BCN
RxDelay1
RxDelay2
Ping Slot
Beacon Period
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• No Latency – Class C
• Bidirectional communications
• Unicast and Multicast messages
• Small payloads
• Server can initiate transmission at any time
• End-device is constantly receiving
Transmit RX2 RX1 RX2
RxDelay1
RxDelay2
Extends RX2 until next TX

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• Before an end-device can communicate on the LoRaWAN
network, it must be activated
• The following information is required:
• Device Address (DevAddr)
• Network Session Key (NwkSKey)
• Application Session Key (AppSKey)

Let’s mention each of these in detail…

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• Device Address (DevAddr)
• 32-bit identifier
• Unique within the network
• Present in each data frame
• Shared between End-device, Network Server, and Application
Server
• Differentiates nodes within the network, allowing the
network to use the correct encryption keys and properly
interpret the data
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• Network Session Key (NwkSKey)
• 128-bit AES encryption key
• Unique per end-device
• Shared between End-device and Network Server
• Provides message integrity for the communication
• Provides security for end-device to Network Server
communication

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• Application Session Key (AppSKey)
• 128-bit AES encryption key
• Unique per end-device
• Shared between End-device and Application Server
• Used to encrypt / decrypt application data messages
• Provides security for application payload

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• To exchange this information, two activation methods are
available:
Over-the-Air Activation (OTAA) Activation By Personalization (ABP)
 Based on Globally Unique Identifier  Shared keys stored at production time
 Over the air message handshaking  Locked to a specific network

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• Over-the-Air-Activation (OTAA)
• End-device transmits Join Request to application server
containing:
— Globally unique end-device identifier (DevEUI)
— Application identifier (AppEUI)
— Authentication with Application key (AppKey)
• End-device receives Join Accept from application server

(continued…)
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• Over-the-Air-Activation (OTAA)
• End-device authenticates Join Accept
• End-device decrypts Join Accept
• End-device extracts and stores Device Address (DevAddr)
• End-device derives:
— Network Session Key (NwkSKey) Security
— Application Session Key (AppSKey) Keys

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• Activation By Personalization (ABP)
• The following information is configured at production time:
— Device Address (DevAddr)
— Network Session Key (NwkSKey)
— Application Session Key (AppSKey)
• No over the air handshaking
• Device is ready to communicate on the network without any
additional procedure.
•

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 Confirmed-Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

1. Vending Machine transmits data.

It is received by two Gateways.
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 Confirmed-Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

Data

2. Both gateways “pass through”

the data to the Network Server.
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 Confirmed-Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

3. The Network Server forwards the data to

the Vending Machine Applications Server
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 Confirmed-Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

4. The Vending Machine Applications

Server sends an acknowledgement
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 Confirmed-Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

ACK

5. The Network Server selects the best path (gateway) to transmit

the acknowledgement to the end-device.
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 Confirmed-Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

6. The Gateway transmits the

acknowledgement to the end-device
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 Application Server Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

Data

1. The Smoke Detector Application Server has

Data for the highlighted Smoke Detector
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 Application Server Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

Data
Zzzz

2. However, it has to wait until the Smoke Detector

wakes up and transmits a Data Message
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 Application Server Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

DL

3. When the Smoke Detect transmits,

the Data Message moves Upstream
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 Application Server Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

DL

4. Passed through the Gateway…

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 Application Server Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

UL
DL

5. … and the Network Server sends to the

Smoke Detector Application Server.
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 Application Server Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

DL
UL

6. The Smoke Detector Application Server can now

send the data message to the Smoke Detector.
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 Application Server Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

UL

7. The Network Server sends the Data Message

to the appropriate Gateway.
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 Application Server Data Message
Gateways Network Application
Server Servers

UL

8. The Data Message is transmitted to the Smoke

Detector during one of the two Receive Windows.
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Connected cows and better mousetraps
Matt Bacon, Marketing & Communications Director, Actility

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Connected cows and better mousetraps
LoRaWAN use cases for the Internet of Everywhere
Matt Bacon
Marketing and Communications Director, Actility
European Marketing Vice Chair, LoRa Alliance™
© Actility
we connect things
© Actility 95
 and don’t put it on hold

internet of everywhere
© Actility 96
why LoRaWAN?

long range battery

$
cost two-way
life

© Actility 97
 !
fault detection metering
ON

! remote control

monitoring/alerting tracking
98
empty traps only when needed
optimise efficiency
better quality of service

© Actility 99
detect bridge strikes
low cost solution
geo-fenced theft alerts
© Actility 100
demand-side power management
bidirectional communication
granular multicast

© Actility 101
monitor tree health
detect pollution
soil moisture and water run-off
© Actility 102
 manage crop irrigation
monitor growth conditions
trigger micro-insurance
© Actility 103
 global tracking & monitoring

© Actility 104
 monitor flow rate
detect faults
drone patrol

© Actility 105
locate assets
ensure safety
protect against theft
© Actility 106
monitor condition
detect faults
schedule refuelling
© Actility 107
healthy environment
employee satisfaction
efficient office

© Actility 108
connected cow
health check
max fertility

© Actility 109
 tracking herds
geo-fencing
stop straying/ rustling

© Actility 110
 Matt Bacon
Marketing Director

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The LoRaWAN Specification and Future Roadmap
Alper Yegin, Technical Committee Co Chair, Actility

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Technical Committee Work
• LoRaWAN1.0 1.0.1 1.0.2
• Regional Parameters 1.0
• LoRaWAN1.1
• Backend Interfaces 1.0

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LoRaWAN versions : 1.0  1.0.1
• 1.0.1 is available on the portal for download for members only
• It includes a lot of typo correction and clarifications
• The only functional difference between 1.0 and 1.0.1 is the correction of
the device’s hidden state problem when changing DL parameters
• This version will not be made public, internal use only

Next public version is 1.0.2

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LoRaWAN versions : 1.0.1  1.0.2

1.0.2 completed IPR review , will be published soon

• Added support for APAC country cluster and South Korea
• This required to add 2 new MAC commands
TXParamSetupReq Modify device max EIRP and dwell time
DlChannelReq Modify frequency at which device opens
first RX1 slot
• Fixed Join-request replay weakness
• The spec was split in 2 documents
• Protocol specification LoRaWAN1.0.2 (requires IPR review)
• Regional parameters (does not require IPR review when modified)
— Regional Parameters Task Force
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1.0.1  1.0.2
• Why did we need to add those 2 MAC commands ?
• To separate uplink & downlink channels
• To accommodate country dependent EIRP limits
• To take into account 400ms dwell time limitation in some countries on uplink
and/or downlink

• Upgrade to 1.0.2 if you plan to use the APAC frequency plan.

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Regions
• EU [863-870MHz]
• EU [433MHz]
• Russia [863-870MHz]
• New-Zealand [915-928MHz]
• Australia [915-928MHz]
• U.S.A [902-928MHz]
• Canada [902-928MHz]
• South Korea [920.9-923.3MHz]
• China [779-787MHz ]
• Brunei [923-925 MHz]
• Cambodia [923-925 MHz]
• Indonesia [923-925 MHz]
• Japan [920-928 MHz]
• Laos [923-925 MHz]
• New Zealand [915-928 MHz]
• Singapore [920-925 MHz]
• Taiwan [922-928 MHz]
• Thailand [920-925 MHz]
• Vietnam [920-925 MHz]
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APAC Channel Plan: How does it work ?
• Device starts to broadcast Join-request on 923.2 & 923.4MHz at SF10
• This is designed to be legal in all countries of the cluster (output power , time-on-
air < 400msec)
• The NS sends a Join-accept, then a TXParamSetupReq MAC command
• Sets maximum dwell time
• Max EIRP
• The NS sends NewChannelReq MAC command to define the exact channel
frequencies to be used

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What’s Coming in LoRaWAN 1.1

Roaming:
• Passive Roaming
• Handover Roaming

and

• Class B (experimental)
• Temporary class A/C mode switching

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Roaming
Customer

Device provisioning/activation
Customer charging and billing
Objects communications
Data visualisation and Data API, etc

Contracting
Customer's objects communications Roaming
+ Interoperator charging and signaling
Operator Partner
Roaming Operator B
Customer's objects communications
Partner
+ Interoperator charging and signaling Operator A
Customer's objects
communications
+ metadata Customer's objects
Communications
Customer objects deployed + metadata
and roaming accross networks
Customer's
objects
Contracting Roaming Roaming
Operator Partner Partner
Network Network Network

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Passive Roaming

• Uplinks received by multiple

networks simultaneously
• Downlinks sent via selected GW

• Totally transparent to the device

device
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Handover Roaming

• Device is handed-over to
another network operator

• Data-plane is still routed through

the home network

device

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What do we need to introduce to make it work?
• For Handover Roaming:
• Device broadcasts a special “Rejoin-request” frame

• For Passive Roaming:

• Need to use 2 network session keys
— New dual NetSKey key derivation
• The scheme reverts back to 1.0 if the server or device does not support it

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Need Backend Interfaces
• When an unknown device appears, the visited network must be able to:
• Identify the home network of the device
• Authenticate and authorize the device with the help of the home network
• Create a data-path to the home network

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 Network Reference Model

Enables vNS to discover

the hNS, activation

vNS-hNS control and

data-planes

LoRaWAN AppSKey delivery

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Identifiers
• DevEUI
• 64-bit Extended Unique Id (EUI-64) of the device
— EUI-64: Globally unique, needs OUI from IEEE Registration Authority
• Assigned by the device owner/manufacturer Managed ID
• AppEUI  JoinEUI (renamed in R1.1) spaces...
• EUI-64 id of the Join Server, assigned by the JS owner/operator
• NetID Use of random IDs
• 24-bit network identifier would cause
• Globally unique, assigned by the LoRa Alliance
— Needs sponsor/contributor level membership (1-year provisional ok).
operational issues
— Needed for roaming, private/experimental networks use NetID=0 or 1 mod 128. to you and others
• DevAddr
• 32-bit ephemeral device ID assigned by the serving network
• Uses 7 LSB of NetID as prefix + 25-bit suffix

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External LoRaWAN Security Review
• Alliance has hired external security expert to perform a review of the
LoRaWAN 1.1 protocol
• No major flaws
• Several recommendations are being incorporated in LoRaWAN1.1

Quick reminder:
The LoRaWAN guarantees the integrity & confidentiality of all data over the
air. If the device must be tamper resistant then specific hardware has to be
used, this is outside the scope of LoRaWAN protocol specification.

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 Specification Timeline / Schedule
2016 2017

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

LoRaWAN 1.0.2 IPR

Regional Parameters 1.0 IPR BoD BoD ...

BoD+IPR
TC BoD+IPR

BoD+IPR

BoD+IPR

Release roadmap discussions R1.2/2.0?

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IoT Global Challenge - status update
Jaap Groot, Semtech

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The Absolute Need of Innovation

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A Global Challenge for Innovation
• The SECOND global innovation challenge: SAFER and SMARTER Sustainable World
• Sponsored by the Red Cross with categories focused on real world problems

Food Water Safety Health

• Red Cross, Board of the LoRa Alliance, and international industry experts panel will
select the most PROMISING and INNOVATIVE products according to based on
benefits they bring for a sustainable environment and solving a real world problem

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Interesting submissions
• Water quality monitoring in lakes
• Environmental hazard detection, CO, Co2, LoRa Alliance IoT Challenge
smoke,… Water Safety Health Food

• Diabetes monitoring and alerts 23%

31%
• Irrigation optimization and precision farming
through soil moisture, soil nutrient and pump
15%
control
• Pest control in trees 31%

• Water well usage monitoring system

• Smart wrist band for security using geolocation

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 How to Participate
• Start 1 May 2016 • Participation is free of
charge
• Close 1 December 2016
• Solution needs to be in live
use or production

• Innovative start-ups
• Large corporates
• Researchers from universities or institutions

Enter the Challenge at www.LoRa-Alliance.org

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What do you get out of it
• Unique networking opportunities and business
generating potential provided by the Alliance

• Participants are promoted by the LoRa Alliance and Red Cross

through regional and media partners around the globe

• Receive support through the LoRa Alliance or

request a review with Alliance representatives
(challenge@lora-alliance.org)

• Make a difference to improve the world we live in

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Grand finale…. Red Cross in Africa and MWC!

• Presentations by 3 selected finalists at MWC Reception

1 March 2017
• Finalist deploy live in Africa with the Red Cross
• Travel to and hotel in Spain provided by LoRa Alliance

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LPWA Application use cases
Franck Martins , Head of Technical Marketing & Application
Microcontroller Product Group - Asia Pacific Region, ST Microelectronics
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Wireless connectivity for IoT
and Smart Cities
Selecting the ideal wireless technology for IoT
networks

Franck Martins
Head of Technical Marketing & Application
Microcontroller Product Group - Asia Pacific Region
 Smart Cities - Examples 140

The smart city is build on awareness and real-time control of all the critical city infrastructure

The citizens of the city and their “smart things” are key actors in enabling the smart city
to do more with less

Smart Smart Smart Smart Smart

Street Driving Metering Smart
Parking Garbage
Lighting Me
 Smart Street Lighting 141

Smart Sensing Processing

Motion Acoustic STM32 Infrastructure evolution using

MEMS MEMS 32-bit MCU smart sensor nodes enabling
new services like traffic
Environmental sensors
monitoring, weather station,
(Light, Temperature, Energy improved security
Humidity, UV) management

Digital power
management Remote activation and dimming
Connectivity control for energy saving
Wi-Fi STarGRID™ Energy
module PLC harvestin
g ICs Lamp failure monitoring

Bluetoot Sub-
Power
h GHz
MOSFET Connected monitoring station for
module SPIRIT1 air quality, security and traffic
 Smart Driving 142

Vision-based
ADAS
processors
Radar
Smart connected cars make for a
safer, more efficient and greener
journey

Multi-constellation
satellite navigation Best routing to avoid traffic and
minimize fuel consumption
Secure Car to Car and
Active safety measures make
Car to Infrastructure
communication
driving safer

Information for the city traffic

controllers on a real-time basis

Active safety systems

(Vision or Radar
based)
 Smart Parking 143

Smart Processing
Sensing Helping drivers to find a parking
sensors MCU spot faster and enabling cities to
manage their parking spaces more
efficiently
Connectivity Energy
management
Wireless
Management Less time = less fuel = less
Connectivity
& harvesting
emissions

Reducing congestion

Parking space owners get better

control and pricing flexibility

Radar and
camera assisted
parking
Car detection
sensor embedded
in the road
This is the “Thing”- Building Blocks of the IoT 144

Things
Sensors & Actuators Processing

Things
Low-power
Motion
MEMS
Secure
Things
Environment
al Sensor fusion
Sensors
Devices

Things Things MEMS

Smart

Microphones Connectivity
Ultra-low power
Touch connectivity
Things

Sensors
Things
Things

Micro- Interfaces
actuators
Analog
Things
Ranging
Sensors
Power
Power and
Image Sensors energy
management
Things Things
 Lowering the barriers for Developers 145

Easy access to technology

Device Form factor Final

Prototype Device Device

Application Field Commercial

Idea Test SW Market
Test SW

Fast, flexible, affordable and based on commercial components

 STM32 Open Development Environment 146

Sensors
More than 22 Expansion Boards

Connectivity Motion & Environ.

Sensors

Bluetooth Low
Audio Energy

Sub-GHZ

Actuators
NFC

Power Microphone

Motor control
Processing
Microcontroller

Software
Integrated Development
Environment
and Middleware

www.st.com/stm32ode
 Smart Things 147
Very-high and sustained growth potential

+70% in 3 years units installed base

2016 2019

30
Billion

17
Billion

Source : IHS
 Communication Technologies - Overview 148

Baud rate
850/1900 MHz
900/1800 MHz

Mbps WiFi / BT Cellular

5G
-M

-NB-IOT

Kbps
2.4 GHz
Short Range LPWAN

bps
Sub-GHz
Range
10 m 100 m 1 km 10 km
 LoRaWAN™ 149
Differentiation and Benefits

True location Bidirectional Global mobility Security

• Indoor and outdoor • Bidirectional • True mobility • Unique ID
• Accurate • Scalable capacity • Seamless • Application
• Broadcast • Roaming • Network

• Long range, low power & small form factor

-148 dBm LoRa®
• In Sub-GHz: > 2km dense urban, > 15km suburban, > 80km VLOS
• More than 10 years in operation without changing battery

-125 dBm FSK • Concentrator with network capacity & security

• Star Network / Link rate Adaptation / Fully Scalable Network
• More than 4M transaction per day per GTW
-100 dBm Zigbee • Robust communication
• Robust to interferer / coexistence with other ISM
• Robust to Jamming
-90 dBm • Suitable for Mobile, Nomadic & fixed nodes
• Indoor / Outdoor coverage
 ST and Semtech LoRa™ Agreement 150

Semtech Corporation and STMicroelectronics

announce agreement on Semtech's Lora®
long-range wireless RF technology

Intends to boost STM32 MCUs with LoRa® technology to target internet of

things deployments by mobile network operators and large-scale private
networks
 ST and the Alliance 151

The Internet of Things era is now

The LoRa™ Alliance is an open, nonprofit association of members. Its mission is to ensure that
LoRaWAN™ is THE open global standard for SECURE, CARRIER GRADE IoT LPWA connectivity.
Visit https://www.lora-alliance.org/
 LoRa™ Network Protocol 152

Solutions providers

Device

SILICON MODULES DEVICES GATEWAY NETWORK SERVER APPLICATON

SERVER

RisingH
F
 The Perfect Match: STM32/8 + LoRa™ 153

STM32WL

More than 4000 possible combinations

STM32/8 are available in more than 1000 references

LoRa ® SX127x offers 4 different lines
 Let’s Get Started 154

STM32WL

With a wide and existing ecosystem

HW tools Dev tools LoRaWAN stack

STM32CubeMX

ST-Link Utility

Partners IDE

Nucleo LoRa® expansion System

board Workbench
for STM32

+ demo code examples

 STM32 Wireless Milestones 155

Global Schedule

2016 2017 2018

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2

LoRa
• LoRa IP licensed
• Kit STM32L0 Nucleo + SX1276 shield

LoRa
LoRa • STM32 LoRa SOC production
• LoRaWAN Stack 1.0 available + Demo
• ST LoRaWan Demo

LoRa
• LoRaWAN stack certified (EU/US)
• Bundle Nucleo (L0+SX1272)
• Low-cost IoT kit (gateway + NS)

LoRa
• LoRaWAN stack version for other regions
• Low Cost GW development kit solution
Please join us in our Networking Reception
The LoRa Alliance™ KINDLY SPONSORED BY
“ENABLING THINGS TO HAVE A GLOBAL VOICE”

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