For questions surrounding the mesh network-based Thread protocol and its applications to IoT. Do not use this tag for questions about software threads, since those are not related to the Thread protocol.
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How does Thread elect a Leader device?
Thread have produced a document about their protocol, Thread Stack Fundamentals, which I've been reading to try and understand more about how Thread works.
On page 5, the document explains that despite having no single point of failure, a Leader is…
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Can Router-eligible End Devices sleep in Thread networks?
In Thread Stack Fundamentals, the four types of devices in a Thread network are outlined on page 5/6:
Border Routers
Routers
Router-eligible End Devices (REEDs)
Sleepy End Devices
It is implied by the document that Routers must be able to…
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