LoRaWAN conformance testbed

The project for LoRaWAN conformance testbed

v1.0.0 released on April 30, 2020

v1.1.0 released on April 29, 2021. Read release notes for changes information.

Objective

The goal of this test bed is to enable the testing and pre-certification of sensors at the developer’s site, operating under normal operation modes or test mode applications. This all-in-one software and hardware package will be developed with an easy interface for developers to validate their hardware and firmware design and quality.

Basic Information

• Layers to be tested/qualified: MAC and application layer.
• Support test interruption and recovery: the test duration can be long, so the testbed should be able to recover from the previous state in the presence of power outage or internet outage.
• Support multiple DUT to be tested at the same time.
• Qualification layers
  • LoRaWAN MAC implementation, basic functionality
  • LoRaWAN MAC implementation, robustness
  • Sensor application layer design
  • Sensor application layer robustness
  • Power consumption during long-term operation, in status, including but not limited to transmission, reception, and sleeping.

Functionality to be Evaluated

• Over the Air Activation: pre-joining behaviors
• MAC Command Verification: DUT response to typical MAC commands from the network.
• Normal Operation: DUT normal operation, power consumption, and stability.
• Application Layer Robustness: DUT behavior with high PER, frequency selective channels and other corner cases.