Improve the Device Troubleshooting guide with no_absolute_gateway_time
& scheduling conflict
errors.
#647
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no_absolute_gateway_time
& scheduling conflict
errors.
#647
Summary
Add different causes for the failure of downlink scheduling (
ns.down.data.schedule.fail
) at the Network Server to the Device troubleshooting guide.Why do we need this?
Adding common downlink scheduling issues to the Devices troubleshooting documentation will be useful for the Users.
What is already there? What do you see now?
Troubleshooting points for downlink issues. https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/devices/troubleshooting/#when-i-schedule-a-downlink-i-see-the-ns[…]downlink-message-fails-to-be-transmitted
What is missing? What do you want to see?
Add the below troubleshooting points for the failure of downlink scheduling at NS (
ns.down.data.schedule.fail
).Insights:
We have observed that the downlink schedule failure (
ns.down.data.schedule.fail
) event occurs with the following errors:no_absolute_gateway_time
This error occurs for the following conditions:
Ref: https://github.com/TheThingsIndustries/lorawan-stack-support/issues/225#issuecomment-763603798
Note: For Class B and C scheduling on an absolute time, the Gateway Server needs to sync the absolute time of the server with that of the gateway. This can be done in two ways:
Ref: TheThingsNetwork/lorawan-stack#3487 (comment)
scheduling conflict
This error is observed when there is device synchronization ( more devices sending uplinks or joins at a time)
To avoid the synchronization of devices,
Refer Best Practices section for more insights on how to avoid device synchronization.
How do you propose to document this?
...
Can you do this yourself and submit a Pull Request?
No.
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