1. Link Labs provides Internet of Things wireless connectivity and application
data management software for product and solutions companies.
Long Range Connectivity
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2. I. Adding connected intelligence to a
product is a long and expensive
process for large OEMs and
integrators.
II. Existing wireless technologies limit
scale, add cost, and lower ROI.
III. Product companies underestimate
the complexities and importance of
a robust data management
application.
IoT Product Development is Hard
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“Thing”
Internet
Application
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3. Link Labs Connectivity
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Thing Wide Area Access Point Application
Symphony Link Conductor Data Platform
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4. Link Labs Wireless Technology
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Cellular M2M
Mesh Networks
Symphony Link
Long Range, Low Power
Covers whole buildings to whole
neighborhoods and is seamlessly
integrated to productdata cloud with
little integration.
- 10+ Years Battery Life
- 10,000+ Connections per Gateway
- Bi-Directional Data
Communication
Everywhere, expensive, energy
Ubiquitous, but costly for service and
hardware. Expensive andtime
consuming to develop new cellular
products.
High density, short range
Works well for high, uniform density
of connections, at short range.
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Connectivity for Enterprise and Industrial Products
Replace High Density Cellular
Symphony Link has proven to be an effective replacementfor
cellular connections in fixed,medium-to-high density install
bases.Alarm panels and airportasset tracking are examples.
Battery Powered Whitespace
For battery powered sensors and controllers,long range
wireless has not previously been possible.Symphony Link
has successfully be integrated into wireless door locks,
parking sensors,and water meters.
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6. Low Power, Wide Area Networks
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Handsets
Fleet Telematics
Metering
Lighting
Security
Decreasing ROI for Cellular M2M
ValuefromConnectivity
Agriculture
Distribution Automation
Suitable for:
- 100 – 300,000 nodes / sq mi
- Battery Powered (5 yr+)
- Sensor data and control
Customer Use Cases:
- Building Controls
- CommercialAlarm Panels
- Demand Response
- Soil Sensors and Irrigation

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Extreme Range, even at low power

8. Broad HorizontalApplications
Link Labs is focusing business development
activities on large industrial product manufacturers.
- Agriculture
- Security / Access Control
- Smart City / Municipal
- Utilities
- Government (DOD/DHS)
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Market Verticals
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9. Customer Use Cases
Tarmac Vehicle Tracking System
Track location and usage telematics
for Airline fleet.
Alarm System for Dense Commercial
Replace 2G cellular connections in
panels for dense residential and
commercial installations.
Lock Control System
Enable long life battery controlled
door locks for institution setting.
Security Company
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Access Control Company Airline

10. Global Distribution Footprint
Global sales and engineering support capabilities.
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11. Symphony Protocol
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Frequency Hopping
• TDMA
• FDMA
• SF-DMA
• S-ALOHA
• CSMA-CA
• ARQ

12. Symphony Protocol
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Solving the Downlink Bottleneck• Asymmetric
Bandwidth
• Data Compression
• Adding gateways
multiplies downlink
capacity seamlessly

13. Symphony
Communication Options
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• User payload = 1-255 Bytes
• Unicast / Multicast Addressing
MAC Layer Handles:
• Acknowledgment / Repeat (Optional)
• Node Addressing
• Over-The-Air Encryption (AES-128, CCM mode)
• Packetization (FCC / Regulatory)
Host Command Information Flow
Message Send End Node -> Internet
Rx: Always On
End Node <- Internet
Rx: Mailbox
End Node <- Internet
Rx: Periodic
End Node <- Internet

14. Uplink Message:
Acknowledged
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• “SEND_ACK” message over UART
• Rx Gateway Beacon
• Sleep until uplink timeslot
• Packet Tx
• Rx AcknowledgementPacket
• Optimal Data Rate on Uplink and
Downlink
• # of Tx Retries configurable from
gateway
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25. Questions?