Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) is een begrip binnen de industriële digitalisering en industriële communicatieprotocollen.
Definitie
LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) is een low-power, wide-area networking protocol ontworpen voor wireless IoT-apparaten. Het biedt lange afstand communicatie (tot 15km) met minimaal energieverbruik voor batterij-powered sensors en meters.
Kenmerken
- Long-range communication: Up to 15km in rural areas, 2-5km in urban environments
- Ultra-low power: Battery life van 5-10 years voor sensor applications
- Low data rates: Optimized voor small data packets (0.3-50 kbps)
- Star topology: Sensors communicate directly with gateways
- Unlicensed spectrum: Uses ISM bands (868MHz in Europe, 915MHz in US)
- Adaptive data rate: Dynamic optimization van power consumption en range
- Encryption security: AES-128 encryption protecting data transmission
- Scalable network: Single gateway can handle thousands van end devices
- Bi-directional: Both uplink en downlink communication capabilities
Toepassing
Remote asset monitoring:
- Tank level monitoring: Fuel, chemical, water tank levels in remote locations
- Pipeline monitoring: Pressure, flow monitoring over long distances
- Equipment tracking: Location en status van mobile equipment, containers
- Environmental monitoring: Air quality, water quality in industrial areas
Utility applications:
- Smart metering: Gas, water, electricity consumption monitoring
- Grid monitoring: Power quality, outage detection in distribution networks
- Street lighting: Remote control en monitoring van LED lighting systems
- Waste management: Fill-level sensors in containers, route optimization
Agricultural/outdoor:
- Soil monitoring: Moisture, pH, temperature sensors in large agricultural areas
- Weather stations: Distributed meteorological data collection
- Livestock tracking: Animal location en health monitoring
- Irrigation control: Remote valve control en soil moisture monitoring
Industrial site management:
- Perimeter security: Intrusion detection around large industrial facilities
- Parking management: Occupancy sensors in large parking areas
- Air quality: Pollution monitoring around industrial complexes
- Noise monitoring: Sound level measurement near residential areas
Supply chain:
- Cold chain monitoring: Temperature tracking during transportation
- Cargo tracking: Location en condition monitoring van shipping containers
- Fleet management: Vehicle location, fuel consumption monitoring
- Logistics optimization: Real-time tracking voor delivery optimization
Network advantages:
- Low infrastructure cost: Minimal gateway requirements voor large coverage
- Easy deployment: Simple sensor installation without complex networking
- Scalable growth: Easy addition van new sensors to existing network
- Reliable coverage: Good penetration through buildings en vegetation
Gerelateerde begrippen
Verwante termen:
- BLE - Short-range alternative voor local sensor networks
- 5G - High-bandwidth alternative voor real-time applications
- WiFi - Local area networking alternative with higher data rates
- IIoT - Industrial IoT applications using LoRaWAN connectivity
Verwante concepten:
- LPWAN - Low-power wide-area network category including LoRaWAN
- Edge computing - Local processing reducing LoRaWAN data transmission
- Sensor networks - Distributed sensing architectures using LoRaWAN
- Smart city - Urban applications leveraging LoRaWAN infrastructure
Bronnen
- LoRa Alliance - Organization promoting LoRaWAN standard
- The Things Network - Community-driven LoRaWAN network provider
- KPN LoRa - Dutch nationwide LoRaWAN network coverage
- Semtech - Developer van LoRa radio technology
- MultiTech - LoRaWAN gateways en development platforms
- Kerlink - Industrial-grade LoRaWAN network infrastructure
- Actility - ThingPark LoRaWAN network server platform
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