3.6 Operational frequencies
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configure the Gateway to use proper regional settings. Table 3.6 shows example of the frequency
allocation in EU868 region. Other geographic regions need to comply with their specific set of rules.
LoRa Alliance is regularly publishing a summary of the regulations on their website.
Operational Fre-
quency band
Maximum e.r.p
Channel access and
occupation
rules
(e.g. Duty cycle or
LBT + AFA)
Band
num-
ber
from
EC Decision
2013/752/EU
[i.3]
Class 1 sub-
class number
according
Commission
Decision
2000/299/EU
[i.7]
K
863,000 MHz to
865,000 MHz
25 mW e.r.p.
≤
0,1% duty cycle
or polite spectrum
access
46a
66
L
865,000 MHz to
868,000 MHz
25
mW
e.r.p.
Power density:
-4,5
dBm/100
kHz
≤
1 % duty cycle or
polite spectrum ac-
cess
47
67
M
868,000 MHz to
868,600 MHz
25 mW e.r.p.
≤
1% duty cycle or
polite spectrum ac-
cess
48
28
N
868,700 MHz to
869,200 MHz
25 mW e.r.p.
≤
0,1% duty cycle
or polite spectrum
access
50
29
O
869,400 MHz to
869,650 MHz
25 mW e.r.p.
≤
0,1% duty cycle
or polite spectrum
access
54a
130
P
869,400 MHz to
869,650 MHz
500 mW e.r.p.
≤
10 % duty cycle
or polite spectrum
access
54b
30
Q
869,700 MHz to
870,000 MHz
5 mW e.r.p.
No requirement
56a
31
R
869,700 MHz to
870,000 MHz
25 mW e.r.p.
≤
1% duty cycle or
polite spectrum ac-
cess
56c
69
Table 3.6: EU wide harmonized national radio interfaces.
