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Features

LTE NB-IoT

3GPP Release 13 LTE Cat NB1 fully compliant

3GPP Release 14 LTE Cat NB2 support of:

Mobility enhancement, E-Cell ID, larger TB size,

two HARQ processes, multi-carrier enhance-

ment, single-tone and multi-tone uplink

Data rate: up to 125 kbit/s DL, 140 kbit/s UL

FDD bands

Configurable multi-band:

SARA-N300: bands 3, 5, 8

SARA-N310: bands 3, 5, 8, 20, 28,

Data transfer

Non-IP based Small Data over NAS (SDoNAS)

IP based SDoNAS

MT/MO SMS PDU / Text mode

Network

Rel 13 e-DRX

Rel 12 LTE Power Save Mode (PSM)

Software features

Protocols

Dual stack IPv4 and IPv6

Embedded TCP/IP, UDP/IP, FTP, HTTP, PPP, DNS

Embedded MQTT-SN, CoAP/DTLS

Embedded HTTPS, TLS, SSL

SARA-N310: MQTT, Radio policy manager

SARA-N310: SIM provisioning (BIP)

Device manage-

ment

SARA-N310: LwM2M with dynamically loaded

objects

Functionalities

Last gasp

Antenna detection

SIM detection

Configurable voltage domain 1.8 V and 3.0 V

IoT platforms

SARA-N300: CTCC Tianyi

SARA-N300: CMCC OneNET

Security

Jamming detection

Firmware upgrade

Via UART

SARA-N300: FOTA according to CTCC/CMCC

SARA-N310: uFOTA client/server solution via

LwM2M

Interfaces

Serial

4-wire UART (with flow control) and ring

indication for data

2-wire UART for debug

GPIO

Up to 5 GPIOs, configurable

(RTS / CTS can also be configured as general

purpose input/output.)

ADC

Up to 2 10-bit ADC

USIM

Supports 1.8 V and 3.0 V

SARA-N310: SIM toolkit and Bearer Independent

Protocol (BIP)

1 = Considered for future FW version

Package

96 pin LGA: 16.0 x 26.0 x 2.4 mm, < 3 g

Environmental data, quality & reliability

Operating

temperature

–40 °C to +85 °C

RoHS compliant (lead-free)

Qualification according to ISO 16750

Manufactured in ISO/TS 16949 certified production sites

Electrical data

Power supply

3.6 V nominal, range 2.6 V to 4.2 V

Power consumption PSM deep-sleep mode: 3 μA

eDRX idle mode: < 1 mA

Rx mode: 23 mA

Tx mode at maximum power: 250 mA

Certifications and approvals

SARA-N300

SARA-N310

RED, RCM, ATEX/IECEx, GCF, NCC, IMDA,

NBTC, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom

2 = Planned certifications

Support products

EVK-N300

Evaluation kit for SARA-N300

EVK-N310

Evaluation kit for SARA-N310

Product variants

SARA-N300

u-blox NB-IoT multi-band module for China

SARA-N310

u-blox NB-IoT multi-band global module

SARA-N3 series

UBX-18012985 - R05

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