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Improve WisunInterface set_network_size docs
Clarify set_network_size usage and possible parameter values. Clarify wisun-network-size help text in mbed-mesh-api/mbed_lib.json
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features/nanostack/mbed-mesh-api/mbed-mesh-api/WisunInterface.h

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/**
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* \brief Set Wi-SUN network size.
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*
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* Function stores new parameters to mbed-mesh-api and uses them when connect() is called next time.
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* If device is already connected to the Wi-SUN network then device will restart network discovery after
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* changing the network size.
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* Function stores network size parameter to the mbed-mesh-api and uses it when connect() is called for the next
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* time. If a device is already connected to the Wi-SUN network, then the device will restart network discovery
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* after changing the network size.
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*
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* It is recommended to set the correct network size because the Wi-SUN network configuration parameters are
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* adjusted based on the selected network size. A network configured for a small amount of devices may not work
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* optimally for large number of devices. This is because the network bandwidth is divided with all the devices in
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* the network. Enough bandwidth must be reserved for application data usage as well as the Wi-SUN network
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* operations. Application should adapt to the network characteristics by using the InternetSocket methods
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* get_stagger_estimate_to_address and get_rtt_estimate_to_address.
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*
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* The network size is measured as hundreds of devices that are expected to join to the network. For example,
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* for a 400-device network set network size to 4. The Wi-SUN stack will internally use one of the four possible
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* configuration buckets based on the selected network size and data rate. The configuration buckets are defined
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* for a small, medium, large and xlarge networks.
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*
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* For example, with 150kbs data rate set network size to:
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* - 1 to use small configuration bucket.
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* - 8 to use medium configuration bucket.
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* - 15 to use large configuration bucket.
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* - 25 to use xlarge configuration bucket.
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*
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* By default Wi-SUN stack is configured to use medium sized network.
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*
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* Default value: medium
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* Small network size: less than hundred devices
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* Medium network size: hundreds of devices
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* Large network size: thousands of devices
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* Certificate: used on testing
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* The network size should be set to 0 when running certification tests.
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*
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* When network size is changed, it will override all or some of the following configuration values:
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* When the network size is changed, it will override all or some of the following configuration values:
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* - Timing settings set by set_timing_parameters() of the Wi-SUN interface.
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* - RPL settings set by rpl_parameters_set() of the Border Router interface.
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*
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* When network size is changed, and if timing or RPL values should be other than defaults set by stack for the network size,
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* they need to set again using above function calls.
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* When the network size is changed, and if timing or RPL values should be other than defaults set by stack for the
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* network size, they need to set again using above function calls.
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* \param network_size Network size in hundreds of devices (e.g. 1200 devices is 12), 0x00 for network size certificate.
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* \param network_size Network size in hundreds of devices (e.g. 12 for 1200 devices), 0 for certificate testing.
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* \return MESH_ERROR_NONE on success.
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* \return MESH_ERROR_UNKNOWN in case of failure.
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* */

features/nanostack/mbed-mesh-api/mbed_lib.json

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"value": "\"Wi-SUN Network\""
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},
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"wisun-network-size": {
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"help": "Expected amount of devices in the network as 100s of devices. with possible pre defined constants NETWORK_SIZE_SMALL, NETWORK_SIZE_MEDIUM, NETWORK_SIZE_LARGE, NETWORK_SIZE_XLARGE. if set to 0 Wi-SUN Certification configuration values are used. If don't define this(default null), then NETWORK_SIZE_MEDIUM will be used.",
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"help": "Expected amount of devices in the network as hundreds of devices. Use any number or one of the predefined values NETWORK_SIZE_SMALL, NETWORK_SIZE_MEDIUM, NETWORK_SIZE_LARGE or NETWORK_SIZE_XLARGE. Set to 0 to use Wi-SUN Certification configuration values. If set to null, then NETWORK_SIZE_MEDIUM (meaning hundreds of devices in the network) will be used.",
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"value": null
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},
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"wisun-regulatory-domain": {
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"root-certificate-len": {
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"help": "Root certificate length; optional for PEM format, must be defined for DER format",
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"value": null
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},
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},
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"own-certificate": {
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"help": "Own certificate; in PEM format must be a null terminated c-string, in DER format the own-certificate-len must be set",
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"value": null

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