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    7/3/24, 10:45 PM LTE eDRX and PSM Technology Explained for LTE-M1 | Link Labs

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    There are two primary innovations that make LTE-M1 a very


    attractive option for designers looking for extremely power
    efficient performance, along with the ubiquity of already
    deployed LTE networks. Book a Demo

    LTE eDRX (Extended AirFinder


    Discontinuous Reception)
    Sign In User Support and LTE PSM
    (Power Saving Mode)

    This article will briefly describe how eDRX and PSM work, and
    why it greatly improves the battery life for LTE-M1 connected
    devices. For applications like water meters, agricultural monitors,
    and cold chain monitors, this is a game changing technology.

    LTE eDRX

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    7/3/24, 10:45 PM LTE eDRX and PSM Technology Explained for LTE-M1 | Link Labs

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    Book a Demo

    Shows the power profile of an LTE-M1 UE in eDRX Mode


    AirFinder Sign In User Support

    A normal LTE paging cycle is 1.28s, during which the device can
    be contacted by the network if traffic is queued for that UE (User
    Equipment - LTE lingo for the “thing” connected to the network).

    The not-yet-implemented LTE DRX improvement to LTE allowed


    UE devices to sleep for 10.24s between paging cycle which
    improved sleep current somewhat, but still not enough for multi-
    year battery life. LTE-M1 also extends the normal idle to 5.12s from
    1.28s.

    The eDRX innovation allows the UE to tell the network how many
    “hyper frames” (HF) of 10.24s it would like to sleep before
    checking back in. The maximum number of HFs a UE can sleep is
    settable by the mobile network operator, but it should be at least
    40 minutes.

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    7/3/24, 10:45 PM LTE eDRX and PSM Technology Explained for LTE-M1 | Link Labs

    For a LTE-M1 device that transmits data once per day, and wakes
    up every 60 hyper frames to check for commands (this would be
    about every 10 minutes), a life of 4.7 years is achievable on 2 AA
    batteries.
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    Power Saving Mode is a Resources


    mode that the UE tells the network it is
    going to go dormant indefinitely. When the UE host device
    decides, based on someAbout Us timer, that it is time to transmit,
    logic or
    it wakes up and transmits to the network, and remains in RX
    mode for 4 idle frames so that it can be reachable if needed.

    Book a Demo

    AirFinder Sign In User Support

    Power Profile for LTE-M1 Power Saving Mode.

    Since the device is dormant during the the entire LTE PSM
    window, it’s power consumption is extremely low. In fact, it can
    be even lower than a Sigfox or LoRaWAN module, since the TX

    https://www.link-labs.com/blog/lte-e-drx-psm-explained-for-lte-m1 4/8

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