The figure below provides an overview of an IoT solution connecting sensors to an Application Server.
In the figure, the following components can be distinguished:
- Sensor
- Communication Device
- KPN Network (including software platform)
- Application Server
- Application
The service includes the use of a software functionality, the KPN LoRa platform, which is powered by the Actility Thingpark platform. The KPN LoRa platform offers, in addition to complete management of the operational LPWAN network used by KPN staff, the following functionality towards the customer:
- Device (subscription) management
- Insight in message flow
- Data routing towards the customer’s Application Server.