Cisco Cisco Interface Module for LoRaWAN 868MHz and 915MHz Hoja De Datos

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LoRaWAN operates on the unlicensed Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band, such as 863-870 MHz and

902-928 MHz, or subsets of these bands for specific regional profiles as defined by the LoRa

Alliance. 863-870

MHz ISM band or its subsets are applicable to Europe, MEA, Africa, Russia (EMEAR) and India regions. 902-928

MHz ISM band or its subsets are applicable to North America, LATAM, Asia and Pacific regions.

The Cisco interface module for LoRaWAN has two models according to the supported ISM bands:

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IXM-LPWA-800-16-K9: Supporting up to 16 LoRa

channels, operating on the 863-870 MHz ISM band

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IXM-LPWA-900-16-K9: Supporting up to 16 LoRa

channels, operating on the 902-928 MHz ISM band

This interface module is a ruggedized product at IP67 rating. It can be deployed outdoor on the pole, Service
Provider’s cellular base station tower, building roof or wall. This product connects to Cisco IR809 and IR829 LAN

ports through Ethernet cable. It supports two types of power inputs on device, PoE+ and DC in, 1 or 2 RF

antennas, and 1 GPS antenna as shown below.

Figure 2. Cisco Interface Module Ports

Solution Benefits

The LoRaWAN network is optimized for the IoT use cases that require end-devices to be battery powered. The

LoRaWAN network is a single-hop star topology in which the LoRaWAN gateways relay the messages between

the end devices and the back-end LoRaWAN Network Server. The LoRaWAN gateways are connected to the

LoRaWAN Network Server via standard IP backhaul technology, beneficing Cisco IOS

Software feature set on

IR809 and IR829.

The Cisco IR809 and IR829 equipped with this interface module are the LoRaWAN gateways in the Cisco solution

for LoRaWAN. They propagate the long-distance radio to communicate with the LoRaWAN end-devices, such as

the water and gas meter, street light, trash bin, smoke detector, GPS tracker, fire hydrant, pipe line and power

sockets. The received packet data are forwarded by the LoRaWAN gateway to the backend platform and routed to

application server. Figure 2 shows the architecture of Cisco solution for LoRaWAN, including Cisco gateways,

Cisco Field Network Director and the LoRaWAN

backend platform from Cisco’s partner.