A API class to support 6lowpan network load balance which based on RPL routing. More...

Data Structures
struct	load_balance_api
	Struct load_balance_api_s defines functions for two-way communications between load balance and user. More...
Typedefs
typedef void	load_balance_beacon_notify (const load_balance_api_t api, const struct mlme_beacon_ind_s beacon_ind, uint8_t priority)
	Application which want enable load balance must first create load balance class, e.g 'load_balance_api_t* load_balance_create()' In the function external Nanostack needs to fill necessary function pointers so that Upper layer can use it.
typedef void	load_balance_second_ticks (const load_balance_api_t *api)
	load_balance_second_ticks update load balance state timer
typedef void	load_balance_enable (const load_balance_api_t *api, bool active_state, uint32_t network_triggle_max_period, uint32_t network_route_life_time)
	load_balance_enabled handler for enabled or disable beacon notify
typedef uint8_t	load_balance_priority_get (const void *load_balance_user)
	load_balance_priority_get function for load balance to get current advertisement priority
typedef void	load_balance_beacon_tx (const void *load_balance_user)
	load_balance_beacon_tx function for trig periodically beacon
typedef bool	load_balance_network_switch_notify (const void load_balance_user, load_balance_nwk_switch_operation operation, uint16_t timeout)
	load_balance_network_switch_notify this function will be called by load balance when it have detected better network to switch change state
typedef bool	load_balance_network_switch_req (void load_balance_user, struct mlme_pan_descriptor_s PANDescriptor, const uint8_t *beacon_payload, uint16_t beacon_payload_length)
	load_balance_network_switch_req this function will be called by load balance when it have detected better network to switch
typedef int8_t	load_balance_api_get_node_count (void lb_user, uint16_t node_count)
	load_balance_api_get_node_count Get border router registered node count
typedef int8_t	load_balance_api_set_load_level (void *lb_user, uint8_t load_level)
	load_balance_api_set_load_level Update new load level to network
typedef int8_t	load_balance_api_initialize (load_balance_api_t api, load_balance_beacon_tx lb_beacon_tx, load_balance_priority_get priority_get_cb, load_balance_network_switch_req lb_nwk_switch_cb, uint16_t beacon_max_payload_length, void *lb_user)
	load_balance_api_initialize Initialises load balancer needed callback.
Functions
load_balance_api_t *	load_balance_create (load_balance_network_switch_notify *lb_notify_cb, bool activate_periodic_beacon)
	Create load balance class.
int	load_balance_delete (load_balance_api_t *api)
	Delete load balance class and free memory.
int	load_balance_network_threshold_set (load_balance_api_t *api, uint8_t threshold_min, uint8_t threshold_max)
	Set load balance threshold min and max.
int	load_balance_network_load_monitor_enable (load_balance_api_t api, uint16_t expected_node_count, uint8_t network_load_scaler, load_balance_api_get_node_count get_count_cb, load_balance_api_set_load_level *set_new_load_cb)
	Enable load balance load monitor and update feature.
int	load_balance_network_load_monitor_disable (load_balance_api_t *api)
	Disable load balance load monitor and update feature.
int	load_balance_set_max_probability (load_balance_api_t *api, uint8_t max_p)
	Set network probability percent when new network is better than threshold max.
int	load_balance_network_switch_cb_set (load_balance_api_t api, net_load_balance_network_switch_notify network_switch_notify)
	Set user callback for accepting the network switch.

Detailed Description

A API class to support 6lowpan network load balance which based on RPL routing.

Definition in file load_balance_api.h.

Typedef Documentation

typedef int8_t load_balance_api_get_node_count(void *lb_user, uint16_t *node_count)

load_balance_api_get_node_count Get border router registered node count

Parameters:

lb_user	Load balancing user defined unique data.
node_count	Pointer where node count is stored

Returns:: -1 Get fail, 0 node_count include current node count

Definition at line 127 of file load_balance_api.h.

typedef int8_t load_balance_api_initialize(load_balance_api_t *api, load_balance_beacon_tx *lb_beacon_tx, load_balance_priority_get *priority_get_cb, load_balance_network_switch_req *lb_nwk_switch_cb, uint16_t beacon_max_payload_length, void *lb_user)

load_balance_api_initialize Initialises load balancer needed callback.

Parameters:

api	load_balance_api_t pointer, which is created by application.
lb_beacon_tx_period_set_cb	Upper layer function to handle MCPS confirmations
priority_get_cb	Upper layer function to handle MCPS indications
lb_nwk_switch_cb
beacon_max_payload_length	Set 0 if network switch is disabled otherwise give max supported beacon payload.
lb_user	Load balancing user defined unique data

Returns:: -1 if error, -2 if Out of Memory, 0 otherwise

Definition at line 147 of file load_balance_api.h.

typedef int8_t load_balance_api_set_load_level(void *lb_user, uint8_t load_level)

load_balance_api_set_load_level Update new load level to network

Parameters:

lb_user	Load balancing user defined unique data.
load_level	load level which could be [0,CONFIGURED_SCALER -1]

Returns:: -1 Set fail, 0 New Network Load is updated

Definition at line 135 of file load_balance_api.h.

typedef void load_balance_beacon_notify(const load_balance_api_t *api, const struct mlme_beacon_ind_s *beacon_ind, uint8_t priority)

Application which want enable load balance must first create load balance class, e.g 'load_balance_api_t* load_balance_create()' In the function external Nanostack needs to fill necessary function pointers so that Upper layer can use it.

For load balance user define:

load_balance_beacon_notify: Beacon notify should call this api
load_balance_api_initialize: Initialise load balance class with next function pointer
load_balance_enable Load Balance requested function pointers
load_balance_priority_get
load_balance_network_switch_req
load_balance_beacon_interval_set load_balance_beacon_notify
Parameters:

api load_balance_api_t pointer

beacon_ind standard beacon indication structure

priority Beacon parsed network priority

Definition at line 63 of file load_balance_api.h.

typedef void load_balance_beacon_tx(const void *load_balance_user)

load_balance_beacon_tx function for trig periodically beacon

Parameters:

load_balance_user pointer to load balancer user initialised data

Definition at line 95 of file load_balance_api.h.

typedef void load_balance_enable(const load_balance_api_t *api, bool active_state, uint32_t network_triggle_max_period, uint32_t network_route_life_time)

load_balance_enabled handler for enabled or disable beacon notify

Parameters:

load_balance_api_t	pointer
active_state	true enable load balancer and false disable
network_triggle_max_period	time that load balance will send periodic beacon
network_route_life_time	time for device route lifetime

Definition at line 78 of file load_balance_api.h.

typedef bool load_balance_network_switch_notify(const void *load_balance_user, load_balance_nwk_switch_operation operation, uint16_t *timeout)

load_balance_network_switch_notify this function will be called by load balance when it have detected better network to switch change state

Parameters:

load_balance_user	pointer to load balancer user initialised data
operation	network switch operation
timeout	pointer where operation time must be define NULL when load balance not need time out or user set 0

Returns:: true Network switching can be performed immediately; false Network switching will be performed later

Definition at line 106 of file load_balance_api.h.

typedef bool load_balance_network_switch_req(void *load_balance_user, struct mlme_pan_descriptor_s *PANDescriptor, const uint8_t *beacon_payload, uint16_t beacon_payload_length)

load_balance_network_switch_req this function will be called by load balance when it have detected better network to switch

Parameters:

load_balance_user	pointer to load balancer user initialised data
PANDescriptor	pointer to link and coordinator info
beacon_payload	beacon payload pointer for new network
beacon_payload_length	payload length

Returns:: true network switch started; false network switch fail

Definition at line 118 of file load_balance_api.h.

typedef uint8_t load_balance_priority_get(const void *load_balance_user)

load_balance_priority_get function for load balance to get current advertisement priority

Parameters:

load_balance_user pointer to load balancer user initialised data

Returns:: priority

Definition at line 88 of file load_balance_api.h.

typedef void load_balance_second_ticks(const load_balance_api_t *api)

load_balance_second_ticks update load balance state timer

Parameters:

load_balance_api_t pointer

Definition at line 69 of file load_balance_api.h.

Function Documentation

load_balance_api_t* load_balance_create	(	load_balance_network_switch_notify *	lb_notify_cb,
		bool	activate_periodic_beacon
	)

Create load balance class.

Parameters:

lb_notify_cb	user callback for accept network switch
activate_periodic_beacon	True define that load balance will generate periodic beacon based configured value at enable

Returns:: Pointer to load balance class

Definition at line 489 of file load_balance.c.

int load_balance_delete ( load_balance_api_t * api )

Delete load balance class and free memory.

Parameters:

api	Class pointer to deleted class

Returns:: 0 process ok -1 Unknown class

Definition at line 508 of file load_balance.c.

int load_balance_network_load_monitor_disable ( load_balance_api_t * api )

Disable load balance load monitor and update feature.

Parameters:

api	Class pointer to deleted class

Returns:: 0 process ok -1 Unknown class

Definition at line 558 of file load_balance.c.

int load_balance_network_load_monitor_enable	(	load_balance_api_t *	api,
		uint16_t	expected_node_count,
		uint8_t	network_load_scaler,
		load_balance_api_get_node_count *	get_count_cb,
		load_balance_api_set_load_level *	set_new_load_cb
	)

Enable load balance load monitor and update feature.

This feature is for border router's defined function for give network scale and load parameter what load balancer will follow automatically.

Parameters:

api	Class pointer to deleted class
expected_node_count	node which define max load to network
network_load_scaler	Define max load value
get_count_cb	function pointer for read current node count
set_new_load_cb	function pointer what is called when load level must be update

Returns:: 0 process ok -1 Unknown class or unsupported parameter

Definition at line 531 of file load_balance.c.

int load_balance_network_switch_cb_set	(	load_balance_api_t *	api,
		net_load_balance_network_switch_notify *	network_switch_notify
	)

Set user callback for accepting the network switch.

Parameters:

api	Class pointer to deleted class.
network_switch_notify	User callback.

Returns:: 0 Set OK.; -1 unknown Interface.

Definition at line 583 of file load_balance.c.

int load_balance_network_threshold_set	(	load_balance_api_t *	api,
		uint8_t	threshold_min,
		uint8_t	threshold_max
	)

Set load balance threshold min and max.

Nework switch will work next diff_priority >= randLIB_get_random_in_range(threshold_min, threshold_max) --> switch network if true For border router Disable Network compare set threshold_min and threshold_max to 0.

Parameters:

api	Class pointer to deleted class
threshold_min	minimal threshold value for network switch
threshold_max	max threshold value for network switch

Returns:: 0 process ok -1 Unknown class or unsupported threshold

Definition at line 519 of file load_balance.c.

int load_balance_set_max_probability	(	load_balance_api_t *	api,
		uint8_t	max_p
	)

Set network probability percent when new network is better than threshold max.

Parameters:

api	Class pointer to deleted class
max_p	is percent probability to switch network. Default is 25%. Accepted values are [1,100] recommend values are 10-25.

Returns:: 0 process ok -1 Unknown class or unsupported parameter

Definition at line 567 of file load_balance.c.

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