Radio Modems

The Cisco® Connected Grid Cellular Modules include 4G LTE and 4G LTE Advanced for the Cisco 1000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 1000 Series). Our ruggedized cellular modules and CGR 1000 routers together provide a versatile communications platform for a diverse set of Field Area Network (FAN) and Internet-of-Things (IoT) deployments. They also support and extend utility applications such as Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Distribution Automation (DA), integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER), Street Lighting and remote workforce automation.

Product overview

Cisco Connected Grid Cellular Modules deliver service-provider-based (public) wireless WAN connectivity for Cisco 1000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR 1000). These modules support, 4G LTE Advanced, 4G LTE, High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA+), and Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Rev A. The Connected Grid Cellular Modules support the latest Third-Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 9 Category 4 LTE standards. The latest release of CGR 1000 Cisco IOS^® Software supports one or two cellular modules in the CGR 1000 starting with IOS Release 15.6(3)M1.

The Cisco Wireless Gateway for LoRaWAN supports LoRaWAN Class A, B, and C device types, spreading factors, Adaptive Data Rates (ADR), channel diversity, integrated GPS time synchronization, and geolocation with hardware support for TDOA and RSSI based trilateration. Two models are available for domestic and international customers:

• IXM-LPWA-800-16-K9: Operates on the subsets of 863 - 870 MHz ISM frequencies
• IXM-LPWA-900-16-K9: Operates on the subsets of 902 - 928 MHz ISM frequencies