[orion138]

Can you recommend a good write up on LoraWan architecture? (Curious about the need for a network service). Cheers!

[bborud]

The LoraWAN spec is surprisingly good. Dense as a bucket of lead shot, but usable to write an implementation :-)). https://lora-alliance.org/sites/default/files/2018-04/lorawa...

The short version is that all the intelligence is in the Network Service. The gateways are mostly resposible for converting packets into RF and RF into packets. Gateways talk to the network service through some backhaul (ethernet, wifi, 4G etc).

(The Network Service is implemented in Go. The frontend is in a separate repository and done in vue.js)