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kind of session :
ESLA
T.D. Date :
subject :
I.T. What is LoRa ?
Duration : 00 h 50

Name et Surname :
Goals :
 be able to understand the topic about new communication technology for IOT.

Level :
 intermediate

Professional context
IoT is in expansion today. LoRa protocol allows to connect all these objets with severals advantages. You
are going to learn about this protocol.

A. Reading comprehension
Read this extract from a web article and try to answer to the questions.

What is LoRa® ?
LoRa (short for long range) is a spread spectrum modulation technique derived from chirp spread
spectrum (CSS) technology. Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology is a long
range, low power wireless platform that has become the de facto technology for Internet of Things (IoT)
networks worldwide. LoRa devices and the open LoRaWAN® protocol enable smart IoT applications that
solve some of the biggest challenges facing our planet: energy management, natural resource reduction,
pollution control, infrastructure efficiency, disaster prevention, and more. Semtech’s LoRa devices and the
LoRaWAN protocol have amassed several hundred known uses cases for smart cities, smart homes and
buildings, smart agriculture, smart metering, smart supply chain and logistics, and more. With well
over 100 million devices connected to networks in 100 countries and growing, LoRa devices are creating a
Smarter Planet.

Complete article here : https://www.semtech.com/lora/what-is-lora

Questions :

1. What is LoRa mean ?

2. Why does LoRa “de facto” used ?

3. What are the two remarquable features about LoRa ?

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B. Translation
Find these words/expressions in the article :

 longue portée :
 un appareils :
 rendement (efficacité) :
 cas d’utilisation :
 worldwide :

Translate these words :

 several :
 Internet of Things :

C. Fill in the blanks

Watch the video about LoRa technology : “LoRa_alliance_4mn29s.mp4” from the beginning until 0’50’’
; then fill in the blanks with the correct words/expression int the text bellow.

with resources like water and energy, as well increasing awareness of safety security and
efficiency, are driving the need for and better options
and manage advanced sensors to build a world.
In a few years global, national and regional will connect of
; even at home hundreds of objects will be connected and
hundreds of messages every day.
You will be able to and any device that's connected to the
Internet.
The is going to connect the world and it will create lots of
and opportunities.

D. Notes
Write here what you want as an help to understand this lesson (translation, …) :

Sources : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y0bMX3TVi0&feature=emb_logo
https://www.semtech.com/lora/what-is-lora

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