The LoRaWAN Regional Parameters RP2-1.0.3 (released May 2021) describes regional parameters for different regulatory regions worldwide as related to LoRaWAN.  Separating this document from the LoRaWAN protocol specification allows the addition of new regions within the parameters document while not impacting the protocol specification.  Globally, LoRaWAN is broken down into channel widths of either 125 or 250 or 500 kHz, although not all channel widths are supported in each region.  Centre frequencies of 125 kHz channels are typically spaced 200 kHz apart. Within the Regional Parameters document, regions are broken into the main regulatory domain groups listed below.

Regional Summary

RegionFrequency (MHz)Notes
EU863-870ETSI [EN300.220]
US902-928USA, Canada, other countries following FCC-Part15 regs
CN902-928EIRP < 12.15.dBm (China)
EU433-434EIRP < 12.15.dBm
AU915-928Australia
CN470-510Defined by SRRC to be used for civil metering applications (China)
AS920-928Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos [923-925]
Taiwan [922-928]
Japan [920-928]
New Zealand [915-928]
Singapore, Thailand, Vietname [902-925]
KR920-923KR defined by South Korean Government
IN865-867Indian subcontinent
RU864-870Russian regulation

EU 863 – 870 MHz ISM Band (868 MHz)

The EU section of LoRaWAN Regional Parameters v1.1rA defines parameters for any region covered by the ETSI [EN300.220] standard addressing regulations in the 863-870 MHz ISM band (often referred to as the 868 MHz ISM band).

The “US” LoRaWAN frequency spectrum consists of 64 uplink channels, numbered as channels 0-63, with each channel being 125 kHz wide.  Channels start with a centre frequency at 902.3 MHz and increment every 200 kHz up to 914.9 Mhz.

There are 8 additional uplink channels, numbered as channels 64-71, with each of these channels being 500 kHz wide.  Channels start with a centre frequency of 903 MHz and increment every 1.6 MHz up to 914.2 MHz.

868 MHz Frequency Band Channels

125 kHz Uplink Channels125 kHz Uplink Frequency
0868.1
1868.3
2868.5
3867.1
4867.3
5867.5
6867.7
7867.9
8868.8
125 kHz Downlink Channels125 kHz Downlink Frequency (MHz)
0868.1
1868.3
2868.5
3867.1
4867.3
5867.5
6867.7
7867.9
8868.8
9869.525

US 902 – 928 MHz ISM Band (915 MHz)

The US section of LoRaWAN Regional Parameters v1.1rA defines parameters for the USA, Canada, and all other countries adopting the entire FCC-Part 15 regulations in the 902-928 MHz ISM band (often referred to as the 915 MHz ISM band).

The “US” LoRaWAN frequency spectrum consists of 64 uplink channels, broken into 8 sub-channels, numbered as channels 0-63, with each channel being 125 kHz wide.  Channels start with a centre frequency at 902.3 MHz and increment every 200 kHz up to 914.9 MHz.

There are 8 additional uplink channels, numbered as channels 64-71, with each of these channels being 500 kHz wide.  Channels start with a centre frequency of 903 MHz and increment every 1.6 MHz up to 914.2 MHz.

For every gateway to end-node device communication, there are 8 downlink channels, numbered as channels 0-7, with each channel being 500 kHz wide.  Channels start with a centre frequency at 923.3 MHz and increment every 600 kHz up to 927.5 MHz.  Lastly, the FCC imposes a maximum dwell time of 400ms on uplinks.

US902–928 channel Frequencies from LoRaWAN Regional Parameters v1.1rA

 915 MHz Frequency Band Channels

125 kHz Uplink Channels125 kHz Uplink Frequency (MHz)Min Data RateMax Data Rate
0902.303
1902.503
2902.703
3902.903
4903.203
5903.303
6903.503
7903.703
8903.903
9904.103
10904.303
11904.503
12904.703
13904.903
14905.103
15905.303
16905.503
17905.703
18905.903
19906.103
20906.303
21906.503
22906.703
23906.903
24907.103
25907.303
26907.503
27907.703
28907.903
28908.103
30908.303
31908.503
32908.703
33908.903
34909.103
35909.303
36909.503
37909.703
38909.903
39910.103
40910.303
41910.503
42910.703
43910.903
44911.103
45911.303
46911.503
47911.703
48911.903
49912.103
50912.303
51912.503
52912.703
52912.903
54913.103
55913.303
56913.503
57913.703
58913.903
59914.103
60914.303
61914.503
62914.703
63914.903
500 kHz Uplink Channels500 kHz Uplink Frequency (MHz)Min Data RateMax Data Rate
64903.044
65904.644
66906.244
67907.844
68909.444
69911.044
70912.644
71914.244
500 kHz Downlink Channels500 kHz Downlink Frequency (MHz)Min Data RateMax Data Rate
0923.3813
1923.3813
2924.5813
3925.1813
4925.7813
5926.3813
6926.9813
7927.5813

 

References

LoRaWAN Regional Parameters RP2-1.0.3

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