Remove periodic PAN version increase from Wi-SUN border router

Deprecate the REQUIRE_DAO_REFRESH and make it the default functionality
Add test feature for PERIODIC_VERSION_INC that can be used to periodically
increate the PAN version number to prevent DAO messages

Modified Configure function so that calling it will re initialise
PAN version increase

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 * Optimized medium size network MPL parameters for 40 seconds multicast interval
 * Added traces to EAPOL TX failure
 * Added traces to Adaptation layer for Direct TX queue level decrease or increase by 20
-* New Network statitis info for Randon early detetction dropped packet at Adaptation layer.
+* New Network statistics info for Random early detection dropped packet at Adaptation layer.
+* Border router does not periodically increase the PAN version number for faster detection of Border router restart.
 
 ### Bugfix
 * Prevent sending broadcast frames on unicast channel

nanostack/ws_bbr_api.h

@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ int ws_bbr_start(int8_t interface_id, int8_t backbone_interface_id);
 #define BBR_GUA_ROUTE             0x0002 /**< More specific route is added for GUA prefix */
 #define BBR_BB_WAIT               0x0004 /**< Wait backbone availability before starting Wi-SUN network */
 #define BBR_DEFAULT_ROUTE         0x0008 /**< Add default route parameter to DIO */
-#define BBR_REQUIRE_DAO_REFRESH   0x0010 /**< Do not increment PAN version number when active forces DAO update from nodes*/
+#define BBR_REQUIRE_DAO_REFRESH   0x0000 /**< Deprecated DAO Refresh is now the default functionality*/
+#define BBR_PERIODIC_VERSION_INC  0x0010 /**< Increment PAN version number Periodically*/
 #define BBR_GUA_SLAAC             0x0020 /**< in Global prefix use SLAAC address generation to reduce traffic during bootstrap */
 
 /**

source/6LoWPAN/ws/ws_bbr_api.c

@@ -712,11 +712,13 @@ void ws_bbr_pan_version_increase(protocol_interface_info_entry_t *cur)
         return;
     }
     tr_debug("Border router version number update");
-    if (configuration & BBR_REQUIRE_DAO_REFRESH) {
+    if (configuration & BBR_PERIODIC_VERSION_INC) {
+        // Periodically increase the version number.
+        // This removes need for DAO, but causes slowness in recovery
+        pan_version_timer = cur->ws_info->cfg->timing.pan_timeout / PAN_VERSION_CHANGE_INTERVAL;
+    } else {
         // Version number is not periodically increased forcing nodes to check Border router availability using DAO
         pan_version_timer = 0;
-    } else {
-        pan_version_timer = cur->ws_info->cfg->timing.pan_timeout / PAN_VERSION_CHANGE_INTERVAL;
     }
     cur->ws_info->pan_information.pan_version++;
     // Inconsistent for border router to make information distribute faster
@@ -923,12 +925,16 @@ int ws_bbr_configure(int8_t interface_id, uint16_t options)
 
     protocol_interface_info_entry_t *cur = protocol_stack_interface_info_get_by_id(interface_id);
 
-    if (protocol_6lowpan_rpl_root_dodag &&
-            options != configuration) {
-        //Configuration changed delete previous setup
-        ws_bbr_routing_stop(cur);
+    if (options == configuration) {
+        return 0;
     }
+    //Configuration changed
     configuration = options;
+    if (protocol_6lowpan_rpl_root_dodag) {
+        // Already active needs to restart
+        ws_bbr_routing_stop(cur);
+        ws_bbr_pan_version_increase(cur);
+    }
     return 0;
 #else
     (void)interface_id;