Difference between LoRa and LoRaWAN

Difference between LoRa® and LoRaWAN®?

 

LoRa®

  1. LoRa is a wireless modulation technique derived from Chirp Spread Spectrum (CSS) technology.
  2. Long Range, Low Power, Low Data Rate
  3. LoRa® can be operated on the license-free sub-gigahertz bands, for example, 915 MHz, 868 MHz, and 433 MHz.
  4. It also can be operated on 2.4 GHz to achieve higher data rates compared to sub-gigahertz bands, at the cost of range.
  5. LoRa® lies in Physical layer of OSI model.

 

LoRaWAN®

  1. LoRaWAN® is a Media Access Control (MAC) layer protocol built on top of LoRa modulation.
  2. It lies Data Link Layer (DLL) of  Open Systems Interconnection  (OSI ) model.
  3. It is a software layer which defines how devices use the LoRa hardware.
  4. DLL is responsible for Framing, Flow control , error control etc.
  5. It is Public
  6. The LoRaWAN® protocol is developed and maintained by the LoRa Alliance.

 

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