LoRaWAN

The LoRaWAN protocol is an open communication standard known for its long range and low power consumption. There are two distinct LoRaWAN architectures.

What is a private LoRaWAN® network?

A private LoRaWAN network is a wireless network that you deploy on your premises to collect data from your sensors, without relying on a carrier's coverage.

The sensors transmit their measurements via radio to a LoRaWAN gateway, which relays the messages to a network server (LNS)—either built into the gateway or hosted separately. Sensors from different manufacturers can coexist on this network, provided they have compatible radio settings and the appropriate decoders.

You have full control over your infrastructure, with no carrier subscription required for radio communications. With a fully on-premises architecture, your data remains on your site.

This approach is particularly well-suited for BMS : a gateway equipped with the necessary decoding and conversion functions can make the data available to a PLC or a supervisory system via Modbus or BACnet.

How do you build a private LoRaWAN® network?

Enless supports you in setting up your private LoRaWAN network, from measurement to integration into your BMS. By pairing our sensors with our LoRaWAN gateway, you have a solution for collecting data from your buildings and making it directly usable by your PLCs and monitoring systems. Enless LoRaWAN sensors are natively decoded by the gateway: once registered, their data is made available as Modbus registers or BACnet objects, without the need for codec development.

Your system remains open and scalable. Enless sensors can be integrated into a compatible third-party LoRaWAN infrastructure, while our gateway can support sensors from other manufacturers by adding codecs and configuring data mapping. This allows you to choose the right equipment for each project, while ensuring compatibility with LoRaWAN frequencies and settings.

transmission

LoRaWAN® sensors that measure and periodically transmit their data via radio to a LoRaWAN® gateway

reception

A LoRaWAN® gateway that receives data from your sensors and converts it into Modbus tables or BACnet objects, making the data available to the BMS.

Benefits of LoRaWAN®

Long range

Up to 5 km in open terrain

AES-128 Encryption

Secure radio communications.

Low power consumption

Several years of battery life.

Interoperability

An open, standardized protocol.

What is a public LoRaWAN® network
?

In a public or operator-run LoRaWAN network, your sensors transmit their data via an operator’s radio network, provided there is coverage at your site. This allows you to leverage an infrastructure that is already in place, without having to set up your own network.

The operator receives the messages and makes them available to you on its platform. The data can then be retrieved via APIs or connectors to feed your monitoring tools and IoT platforms.

The advantage? You don't have to buy, install, or maintain any gateways. The service provider handles the network infrastructure. In return, you typically sign up for a subscription for each connected sensor.

How do you build a public LoRaWAN® network?

Connect your Enless sensors to an operator’s LoRaWAN network to collect data from your buildings—without having to purchase, install, or maintain a gateway. Enless helps you choose the right sensors for the metrics you want to track: temperature, humidity, CO₂, or energy consumption.

Setup begins with verifying cellular coverage at your site and signing up for a service plan with the carrier. Your sensors are then registered on the carrier’s network using their credentials and connection keys so they can transmit their data via the existing infrastructure.

The metrics are sent to the operator’s platform, where Enless codecs decode them to make them usable. You can then retrieve them using the available APIs or connectors to feed your monitoring tools, create your dashboards, and configure your alerts.

transmission

LoRaWAN® sensors that measure and periodically send their data over a LoRaWAN® operator's network