# One million packets!

> Big milestone for the community overnight as we blasted through 1,000,000 packets carried by the local network. We also peaked at a staggering 10700 packets per

- Type: Community update
- Community: [The Things Network Newcastle & Lake Macquarie](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/newcastle-lakemac/)
- Author: Heath Raftery
- Published: 2018-10-12
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/newcastle-lakemac/post/one-million-packets

Big milestone for the community overnight as we blasted through 1,000,000 packets carried by the local network. We also peaked at a staggering 10700 packets per hour at some point - I gather that means [this](https://core-electronics.com.au/lora-the-things-network-ttn-workshop.html) was a big success?

Probably a good opportunity to remind everyone that TTN has a (not very well documented) [Fair Access Policy](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/lorawan/duty-cycle.html). Not only is it a handy way to ensure the network performs well, it's a great way to ensure you're complying with the legal spectrum usage requirements laid out by the Australian Communications and Media Authority ([ACMA](https://www.acma.gov.au/)). In summary:

- **Golden rule**: 30 seconds air-time per device per day
- For 10 bytes of payload, this translates to approximately:
- 20 messages per day at SF12
- 500 messages per day at SF7
- Downlink bandwidth is even more restricted
- you can’t send all messages as ‘confirmed uplink’