2 - Sending Messages: Link Check Request (LinkCheckReq)

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2 - Sending Messages

Messages sent from an end device to a network server via one or more nearby gateways are referred to as uplinks.

In this book, you learn the rules and best practices to follow when sending uplinks from your end device using the LoRaWAN® 1.0.4 specification.

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Sending MAC Commands

Link Check Request (LinkCheckReq)

The LinkCheckReq MAC command is sent by the end device to verify its connection with the network. The network server responds with the LinkCheckAns MAC command. The handling and processing of MAC commands is described in the chapter Handling MAC Commands of the Receiving Messages Book.

Learn more in the Section 5.1, ‘Link Check Commands’ (page 29) of the LoRaWAN Link Layer Specification v1.0.4.

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