RPL Status
RPL stands for Routing Protocol for Low Power and Lossy Networks. It is a routing protocol optimized for wireless sensor networks. Routing protocols specify how routers communicate with each other, disseminating information that enables them to select routes between any two nodes on a network. Routing algorithms determine the specific choice of route. Each router has knowledge only of networks attached to it directly. A routing protocol shares this information first among immediate neighbors, and then throughout the network. This way, routers gain knowledge of the topology of the network.
DODAG stands for Destination-Oriented Directed Acyclic Graph. It is the communications tree, with the CAM at the root and the trunk and branches formed by the routing diagram of all the nodes as they communicate back to the CAM.
These fields describe the connections all the way from the device to the head-end. The device that you are logged into changes the list of fields that appear in this window.
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Field label |
Description |
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Device Time (UTC) |
The current Universal Coordinated Time on the device's internal clock at the moment this page opened. |
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Network Time (UTC) |
If the device is synchronized with the network, this is the UTC time of the network at the moment this page opened. |
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Time Delta |
The difference between the device time and the network time. |
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Registration Status |
Indicates whether this device is registered with the OWCM Collection Manager. |
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Network Status |
The status of the device's connection with the network. |
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Network Size |
The number of devices in the network of which this device is a member. The network is the group of devices that are members of the PAN, all communicating up to the same root. |
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DODAG Version |
The CAM increments this number every time it reforms the DODAG. Each device compares this value in its own firmware with the CAM's value. If they do not match, it is a signal to the device to perform a mass scan mode to update communication information about its neighbors and reform its own network. |
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SSID |
1- to 5-digit decimal representation of the Service Set Identification. All active devices in a utility company's service area must use the same SSID. |
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PAN ID |
Personal Area Network Identifier. Each network has a different PAN ID. The CAM (CGR ACT Module) defines the PAN. |
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Region |
Each geographic location requires different rules for radio frequency (RF) settings. The rules for all regions are included with the firmware download package, and value in this field selects the correct set of rules. |
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Security Status |
The current status of the device's connection to a secure mesh network. |
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Network Information |
This code summarizes the communication mode, the number of hops to the router, and the signal quality. r = RF p = PLC H## = Number of hops to the router [1-32] S# = Signal quality to best parent
Example: rH03S3 means that the device is connected via RF to its parent. The router is 3 hops away. It has average signal quality to its parent. Quality is only known to the best parent (not the sum of all hops). |
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Node Rank |
A calculation of the speed and reliability of the device's connection to the head-end. Other devices use this value to determine whether this device would be a good parent. |
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Number of Best Parent |
The number of neighbors that can potentially become a parent to this device, in order to route packets upstream. |
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Parent 1 2 3 |
The short addresses of the three best parents selected to route packets upstream. |