eclipsecon na 2016: the things network

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Humans

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Internetof

Things

Strong Alliance

Long Range

License-free

Low Power

Open

SecureRadio Protocol

Wireless MagicLoRa uses ISM bandsSpread spectrum to avoid interference

Up to 10.000 devicesper gateway

Low power and low bandwidth

so batteries last up to three years

Our missionis to build

a decentralizedopen and

crowd sourcedIoT data network

Owned and operated by its users

Our missionis to build

a decentralizedopen and

crowd sourcedIoT data network

Owned and operated by its users

Why a Kickstarter Campaign?• Validate crowd sourced model• Marketing channel• Get some cash

Our missionis to build

a decentralizedopen and

crowd sourcedIoT data network

Owned and operated by its users

Design Principles• Standards compliant• Compliant with spectrum regulations• Open source• Design for distribution and decentralization• Pico- and femtocell network layout• One network

Core Components

RRouter

Routes raw packets from gateways to brokers

NC

Network Controller

Node state: data rate and frequency management

HApplication Handler

Decryption, deduping, works on behalf of apps A

Application

User application

Gateway

Send data to and receive data from nodes

BBroker

Decoupling from Router and Application Handler

H

S1, S2

S2, S1, S3S2, S1, S3

S3, S2

B

Public and Private Networking

R

ANC

Private Network

BR NC

HBRNC

HH

H

NR

A

APrivate Storage Handler

A

MQTT

MQTT

MQTT

MQTT + REST

MQTT + REST

Cloud Platform Integrations

Security

AES 128 bit encryption

and message integrity check

End-to-end encryption from

device to application

Guide developers to help them

securing their keys and provisioning

Our missionis to build

a decentralizedopen and

crowd sourcedIoT data network

Owned and operated by its users

Value Chain and Ownership

Sensors Connectivity Data Models Information

• The Things Network is a social network• The community provides connectivity• Connectivity is self-organized• Data can be open or closed• Data will be stored in an IoT cloud platform of choice

Cost ModelLegacy M2M Solution LPWAN Operator The Things Network

Modem $ 20 $ 1 $ 1

Provisioning $ 50 - $ 1.000 $ 2 $ 2

Control Medium Low High

Connectivity and routing $ 4 - $ 100 per year $ 1 per device per month(OPEX)

Community operated/$ 250 per gateway

(CAPEX)

Our missionis to build

a decentralizedopen and

crowd sourcedIoT data network

Owned and operated by its users

What Is Our Role?• Key Visionaries• Owner of the brand• Developer of core components• Initiator of the global community• Authority in routing• Controller of the routing infrastructure

Organization

Source CodeCommunity

RoutingNon-profit

IP + €

Development TeamIntegrationsPartnerships

For-profit

Product DevelopmentKickstarter Execution

Partnerships

The Things Network LabsGuide companies, educational institutes and individual developers

We start with The Things Network Cookbook: recipes for building solutions

What Does It Look Like?

What’s Next?

Events

Timeline

Today

March 24thStaging environment

June 27thKickstarter shipping

May 25thProduction environment,

Docker images and dashboard

July 31stDistributed networking

August 31stCroft offline

World tour Transition period

Future Technologies

2015

2019

1.0

1.1

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