А.V. Leushin1

1 Military Training and Research Center of the Ground Forces «Combined Arms Order of Zhukov Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation» (Moscow, Russia)

1 leo1504leo1504@gmail.com

Energy-efficient long-range Low power wide area network networks based on the physical layer of LoRa have become widespread in recent years. Despite the fact that a large number of publications are devoted to radio systems with LoRa modulation, the very implementation of the physical layer of LoRa remains a trade secret. It is necessary to note a certain complexity of the timing and frequency synchronization algorithm when detecting a LoRa-modulated signal frame. This work is devoted to the description and disclosure of the main stages of the algorithm for synchronizing the reception of a signal frame with LoRa modulation, which will allow developers to implement their own communication channels based on LoRa modulation in their systems.

Leushin А.V. Signal frame reception synchronization system with LoRa-modulated. Achievements of modern radioelectronics. 2024. V. 78. № 4. P. 22–35. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18127/j20700784-202404-03 [in Russian]

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