Leaving a network

This set of primitives defines how the next higher layer of a device can request to leave or request that another device leaves a network. This set of primitives also defines how the next higher layer of a ZigBee coordinator device can be notified of a successful attempt by a device to leave its network.

2.3.8.1 NLME-LEAVE.request

This primitive allows the next higher layer to request that it or another device leaves the network.

2.3.8.1.1 Semantics of the service primitive This semantics of this primitive is as follows:

NLME-DIRECT-JOIN.confirm (

DeviceAddress, Status

)

Table 116 NLME-DIRECT-JOIN.confirm parameters

Name Type Valid range Description

DeviceAddress 64-bit IEEE

address Any 64-bit, IEEE address The 64-bit IEEE address in the request to which this is a confirmation.

Status Status

SUCCESS, ALREADY_PRESENT,

TABLE_FULL

The status of the corresponding request.

NLME-LEAVE.request (

DeviceAddress RemoveChildren^a MACSecurityEnable^b )

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Table 117 specifies the parameters for the NLME-LEAVE.request primitive.

2.3.8.1.2 When generated

The next higher layer of a device generates this primitive to request to leave the network. The next higher layer of a ZigBee coordinator or router may also generate this primitive to remove a device from the network.

2.3.8.1.3 Effect on receipt

On receipt of this primitive by the NLME of a device that is not currently joined to a network, the NLME issues the NLME-LEAVE.confirm primitive with a status of INVALID_REQUEST.

On receipt of this primitive by the NLME of a device that is currently joined to a network, with the DeviceAddress parameter equal to NULL and the RemoveChildren parameter equal to FALSE, the NLME will remove the device itself from the network using the procedure described in sub-clause 2.7.1.7.1.

Following this, the NLME will clear its routing table and issue an MLME-RESET.request primitive to the MAC sub-layer. If the NLME receives an MLME-RESET.confirm primitive with the Status parameter set to anything other than SUCCESS, the NLME may choose to re-issue the reset request. The NLME will also set the relationship field of the neighbor table entry corresponding to its former parent to 0x03, indicating no

Table 117 NLME-LEAVE.request parameters

Name Type Valid range Description

DeviceAddress Device

address Any 64-bit, IEEE address

The 64-bit IEEE address of the entity to be removed from the network or NULL if the device removes itself from the net-work.

RemoveChildren Boolean TRUE or FALSE

This parameter has a value of TRUE if the device being asked to leave the net-work is also being asked to remove its child devices, if any. Otherwise it has a value of FALSE.^a

aCCB Comment #107

MACSecurityEnable Boolean TRUE or FALSE

If, as a result of the receipt of an NLME-LEAVE.request primitive, the NWK layer opts to issue an MLME-DISASSOCI-ATE.request primitive to the MAC layer as described in sub-clause 2.7.1.7.1, this parameter allows higher-layer con-trol of the MAC layer SecurityEnable parameter (see [B1]). In effect, this parameter act as an override for the SecurityEnable parameter of the MAC layer primitive. If the NWK layer, as implemented, would normally request that security be applied to the outgoing disassociation notification command frame then a TRUE value for this param-eter allows the required security pro-cessing to go forward and a FALSE value suppresses it. If the NWK layer, as implemented, would not normally request security processing for the out-going disassociate notification com-mand frame then the value of this parameter is ignored.^b

bCCB Comment #297

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 relationship. If the NLME-LEAVE.request primitive is received with the DeviceAddress parameter equal to

NULL and the RemoveChildren parameter equal to TRUE, then the NLME will attempt to remove the device's children, as described in sub-clause 2.7.1.7.2, before removing itself. Each time the removal of a child is completed, the NLME will issue the NLME-LEAVE.confirm with the DeviceAddress parameter equal to the 64-bit IEEE address of the device just removed and the Status parameter equal to SUCCESS if the removal was successful, or LEAVE_UNCONFIRMED if the removal failed for any reason. It will also set the relationship field of the corresponding neighbor table entry to 0x03, indicating no relationship. After attempting to remove all of its children, the NLME will remove the device itself as described above.¹⁰² On receipt of this primitive by a ZigBee coordinator or ZigBee router and with the DeviceAddress parameter not equal to NULL, the NLME determines whether the specified device exists in its neighbor tables. If the requested device does not exist, the NLME issues the NLME-LEAVE.confirm primitive with a status of UNKNOWN_DEVICE. If the requested device exists, the NLME will attempt to remove it from the network using the procedure described in sub-clause 2.7.1.7.2. If the RemoveChildren parameter is equal to TRUE then the device will be requested to remove its children as well. Following the removal, the NLME will issue the NLME-LEAVE.confirm primitive with the DeviceAddress equal to the 64-bit IEEE address of the removed device and the Status parameter equal to SUCCESS if the removal was successful and LEAVE_UNCONFIRMED otherwise. Then the relationship field for the neighbor table entry corresponding to the removed device will then be set to 0x03, indicating no relationship.¹⁰³

2.3.8.2 NLME-LEAVE.indication

This primitive allows the next higher layer of a ZigBee device to be notified if that device has been removed from the network by its parent. It also allows the next higher layer on a ZigBee router or ZigBee coordinator to be informed if one of its associated devices has left the network by disassociation.

2.3.8.2.1 Semantics of the service primitive The semantics of this primitive is as follows:

Table 118 specifies the parameters for the NLME-LEAVE.indication primitive.

2.3.8.2.2 When generated

This primitive is generated by the NLME of a ZigBee coordinator or ZigBee router and issued to its next higher layer on the successful exit of one of that device’s associated children from the network. It is also generated by the NLME of a ZigBee router or end device and issued to its next higher layer to indicate that it has been successfully removed from the network by its associated router or ZigBee coordinator.¹⁰⁴

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NLME-LEAVE.indication (

DeviceAddress )

Table 118 NLME-LEAVE.indication parameters

Name Type Valid range Description

DeviceAddress 64-bit IEEE

address Any 64-bit, IEEE address

The 64-bit IEEE address of an entity that has removed itself from the network or NULL in the case that the device issuing the primitive has been removed from the network by its par-ent.

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2.3.8.2.3 Effect on receipt

On receipt of this primitive, the next higher layer of a ZigBee coordinator or ZigBee router is notified that a device that was formerly associated with it has left the network. The primitive can also indicate that the next higher layer of a ZigBee router or end device is informed that it has been removed from the network by its associated ZigBee router or ZigBee coordinator.

2.3.8.3 NLME-LEAVE.confirm

This primitive allows the next higher layer to be notified of the results of its request for itself or another device to leave the network.

2.3.8.3.1 Semantics of the service primitive The semantics of this primitive is as follows:

Table 119 specifies the parameters for the NLME-LEAVE.confirm primitive.

2.3.8.3.2 When generated

This primitive is generated by the initiating NLME and issued to its next higher layer in response to an NLME-LEAVE.request primitive. If the request was successful, the status parameter indicates a successful leave attempt. Otherwise, the status parameter indicates an error code of INVALID_REQUEST, UNKNOWN_DEVICE or LEAVE_UNCONFIRMED¹⁰⁵. The reasons for these status values are fully described in sub-clause 2.3.8.1.3.

2.3.8.3.3 Effect on receipt

On receipt of this primitive, the next higher layer of the initiating device is notified of the results of its request for itself or another device to leave the network.