End-devices: End-devices
are the sensor nodes in a LoRa network
Gateway: The gateway is a
transparent bridge relaying messages between end devices and a network
server
Network Server: The
network server is responsible for managing the state of active nodes within the
network
Application Server: The
application server is the user-facing service, responsible for managing the
inventory of nodes. It provides an easy user web-interface for managing users,
applications, and nodes
Up-link Transmission: The
messages sent by end-devices to a network server
Down-link Transmission:
The messages sent by network server to an end-device
End-device address
(DevAddr): This is useful to identify an end-device within a LoRaWAN
network
Application Identifier (AppEUI): This is a global application ID in IEEE
EUI64 address space that uniquely identifies the application during join
request
Network session key (NwkSKey): The network session key is specific for an
end-device. It is used by both the network server and the end-device to
prove/verify the data packets authenticity and integrity
Application session key (AppSKey): The application session key is
specific for an end-device. It is used by both the network server and the
end-device to encrypt, decrypt the application payload
End-device Identifier (DevEUI): This is a global end-device ID in IEEE
EUI64 address space that uniquely identifies the end-device
Application key (AppKey):
The AppKey is an AES 128 root-key specific to the end-device. If an end-device
joins in a network via OTAA activation, the AppKey is used to derive both
NwkSKey and AppSKey specific to that end-device to encrypt and verify network
communication and application data.
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