LoRa network for cities Private and complete secured by design

Abstract

A platform for data visualization is currently being developed, deployed and maintained by many organizations around the globe because of the current rising trend of IoT (Internet of Things). These platforms operate on multiple data communication protocols and there is no single unifying protocol being followed across the industry. Whether we talk about smart cities, smart industries, smart hospitals, smart buildings, smart agriculture etc. every portfolio needs a platform to visualize the data collected by an array of sensors deployed in it for better understanding and interpretation. One protocol, LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) is attracting most of the attention today. The main reason for this attention is that LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) is a completely license free and at the same offering the possibility of having a completely private and secured network. In this article, we introduce private LoRa(Long Range) server and network design and how to consider the security by design in the network and sensor node development. The LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) protocol like many of its rivals offers encryption and secure methods of provisioning end devices (Nodes).