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Gateway Data Optimization

Upgrade Gateway Packages​

Make sure to run latest DPS (1.3.11 or later) and Chirpstack client (3.14.5 or later). You can check which version is used from our Device Registry, by opening the Gateway Overview right panel. Update procedure depends on your gateway model and is documented Gateway Upgrade page.

Gateway Overview

Add NetID filter​

By adding a NetID filter to your gateway configuration, only data for device activated in our LNS will be forwarded, which may reduce data usage if you have many devices from other companies near-by.

Edit the /etc/opt/mydevices/default.toml file on the gateway (using vi), add following section at the begin, and reboot the gateway.

[filters]
net_ids=[
  "60002C",
  "C00051",
]

Depending on the region, your device will be assigned a different NetID and DevAddr range accordingly. If you have access to our LNS, you can check gateway frames and DevAddr being forwarded.

  • For the NetID 60002C
    • The DevAddr range starts from E0580000 and ends at E059FFFF.
  • For the NetID C00051:
    • The DevAddr range starts from FC014400 and ends at FC0147FF.

Gateway Frames

Change Marshalling Format​

By default, gateways forward frames and metada using JSON format, which is convenient for debugging, but has a lot of overhead.

Edit the /etc/opt/mydevices/default.toml file on the gateway (using vi), update [integration] section, and reboot the gateway.

[integration]
  marshaler = "protobuf"

Extend Gateway Keep-Alive​

The keep-alive allows to track for gateway activity and metadata. By default it sends data every 30 seconds.

Edit the /etc/opt/mydevices/default.toml file on the gateway (using vi), update [integration.mqtt] section, and reboot the gateway.

  [integration.mqtt]
    keep_alive = "60s"