Supported protocols
OpenGate does not ask your devices to change. It speaks eleven protocols, and the first thing to know about any of them is which side opens the conversation, because that decides your network architecture.
Devices that call OpenGate
The platform listens. The device needs outgoing connectivity and nothing else — no public address, no inbound firewall rule. This is what fits sleeping devices, NAT and mobile networks.
| Protocol | Carries | Documented in |
|---|---|---|
| HTTP | Data collection and operations, in both directions | HTTP |
| MQTT | Data collection, operation requests and responses over one persistent connection | MQTT |
| WebSocket | A persistent session for low-latency two-way messaging | WebSocket |
| CoAP | Data from constrained devices on constrained networks, over UDP or DTLS | CoAP |
| DLMS | Meter messages pushed by the device, identified by OBIS code | Meter and industrial protocols |
OpenGate that calls devices
Here the platform opens the conversation, from a connector function. The device must be reachable at an IP address — directly, through a VPN, or through a gateway.
| Protocol | Used for | Documented in |
|---|---|---|
| DLMS | Reading and writing meter attributes by OBIS code | Meter and industrial protocols |
| DLMS Gas | Smart Gas meters, across manufacturers, on top of DLMS | Meter and industrial protocols |
| IEC102 | Electricity meters: load curves, profiles, clock, with IP, VPN, GSM or ATR registration | Meter and industrial protocols |
| SNMP | Reading and writing OIDs on network equipment | Meter and industrial protocols |
| SSH | Running commands on a device shell | Remote access |
| Telnet | The same on legacy equipment without SSH | Remote access |
| ICMP | Ping, to prove a device is reachable | Remote access |
Network nodes that report to OpenGate
| Protocol | Carries | Documented in |
|---|---|---|
| RADIUS | Accounting packets from GGSN or RAS nodes about M2M network sessions | RADIUS accounting |
Note that here the counterpart is not the device but the operator’s network, which is why it is provisioned as a mobile-operator concern rather than a device one.
The one that is not a device protocol
| Carries | Documented in | |
|---|---|---|
| Kite | Querying and changing the status of a mobile subscription, through the operator’s connector | Kite JavaScript API |
It lives with the protocol APIs because a connector function calls it the same way, but no device is on the other end.
How this maps to the docs
Two kinds of page exist per protocol, and it is worth knowing which you want:
| You are asking | Read |
|---|---|
| How does an integration over this protocol work? | The pages linked above |
| Which functions can my script call? | The protocol APIs reference |
One gap we know about
Modbus and SCADA appear in the product overview but have no technical documentation at all — not even a connector function reference. If you need either, ask your platform contact.