Overview
Overview
The Concepts section explains how TEKTELIC KONA Core Network Server works, without steps. Read a concept when a guide uses an idea you don't know yet, or before you plan a LoRaWAN® network. Each concept article links to the guides that use it.
How it works
The concept articles
| Article | What it explains |
|---|---|
| Architecture Overview | The main parts of KONA Core and how data moves between them. |
| Entity Model | Every KONA Core entity, such as gateways, applications and devices, and how they relate to each other. |
| Tenancy Model | The System > Provider > Customer > Sub-Customer hierarchy, and what each level can see and manage. |
| Users, Roles & Permissions | The user roles at each tenant level, and what each role can do. |
| LoRaWAN: Regions & Frequency Plans | Frequency plans, and the regions KONA Core supports. |
| LoRaWAN: Device Activation & Classes | How devices join the network with OTAA or ABP, and the device classes KONA Core supports. |
| LoRaWAN: Adaptive Data Rate (ADR) | What ADR is, and how KONA Core applies it. |
| LoRaWAN: Network Settings | The network-level LoRaWAN settings, their defaults, and when to change them. |
| Observability: Uplink & Downlink Data Flow | The path of an uplink from the device to an integration, and of a downlink back to the device. |
| Observability: Events & Alarms | The difference between events and alarms, and the alarm lifecycle. |
| Security & Keys | LoRaWAN keys, how KONA Core protects them, and access security. |
| Glossary | Short definitions of the LoRaWAN and KONA Core terms used in this documentation. |
What to read before the guides
You don't need to read every concept first. We recommend Entity Model and Tenancy Model before any guide: every guide works with entities on a tenant level. Then read the concepts for the guides you plan to use.
If a term in any article is new to you, look it up in the glossary.