How to connect smart water meters? 

To connect smart water meters using the LwM2M protocol, the meters are equipped with an LwM2M client that communicates with an LwM2M server via the CoAP (Constrained Application Protocol), which is optimized for low-power and low-bandwidth networks like NB-IoT.

CoAP ensures efficient transmission of data, such as water usage and alerts, while LwM2M, built on top of CoAP, enables remote monitoring, device management, and seamless integration with water management systems. Additionally, CoAP can be secured with DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security), providing encryption and data integrity for secure communication.

Collect accurate smart water meter readings 

Bill customers, share data with clients and adjust water distribution. 

• Collect more detailed and more frequent data on water usage than with traditional manual meter readings.
• Measure water usage to identify where water is being consumed and lost within the water network. This helps detect leaks and optimize water distribution based on demand.
• Bill clients based on detailed water consumption and share data with clients through the end application integrated with Coiote IoT Device Management Platform.
• Ensure efficient data transfer - Utilize LwM2M over CoAP, using minimal bandwidth to transmit essential data even when connectivity is limited or intermittent.
• Balance data reliability and efficiency with CoAP capabilities - by enabling retransmissions, crucial for alerts, while non-confirmable messages save bandwidth for routine data by sending without acknowledgment.
• Monitor smart water meter connectivity status - to prevent data loss, and improve operational efficiency by enabling proactive maintenance.
• Reduce development time of building smart metering systems by using standardized LwM2M objects and resources  providing ready-made templates for common sensor data like water usage, flow, water pressure, temperature and device data. 

Ensure security at enterprise level

Secure communication at different levels.

• Encrypt data transmission with DTLS/TLS, securing communication between devices and servers.
• Authenticate devices with Pre-Shared Keys or Certificates.
• Use automated bootstrap process to automatically configure your devices upon first contact
• Leverage standardized firmware updates with the LwM2M firmware object, including status reporting, update results, rollback capabilities, and retry logic.
• Manage users and tenants  - define specific user permissions within each tenant's domain to ensure secure, organized, and scalable access control across multiple isolated environments
• Manage tenants - each with their own devices and separate domains, all within a single deployment
• Enable certificate management with Enrollment over Secure Transport (EST) integration to dynamically generate and renew certificates as needed. 
• Optimize secure communication by avoiding extensive amount of TLS handshakes by maintaining a DTLS session with DTLS Connection ID extension, reducing the need for reconnections

Customize the platform to meet your business and use case needs 

Build your IoT solution in line your project requirements and infrastructure needs

• • Choose from a range of configuration options specific to your use cases:  device and security settings, telemetry data handling or data notifications thresholds and triggers.  
  • Integrate the platform easily with your applications, cloud data platforms, and analytics tools with REST API, Kafka and Webhooks, Azure IoT Hub integration  
  • Customize data ingestion based on chosen telemetry data events or device lifecycle stages.
  • Choose from different deployment options - Cloud (EU, AUS, US), Private Cloud, On-Premise, depending on your specific security, scalability, and management needs.