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2.2.3.8 LinkUtility Message

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The LinkUtility message is used to transmit the LinkUtilityInfo value to another neighbor, indicating the usefulness of their neighbor connection.

 <xs:complexType name="LinkUtilityInfo">
   <xs:sequence>
     <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="Total" type="xs:unsignedInt" />
     <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="Useful" type="xs:unsignedInt" />
   </xs:sequence>
 </xs:complexType>
 <xs:element name="LinkUtilityInfo" nillable="true" type="tns:LinkUtilityInfo" />
 <xs:element name="LinkUtility" nillable="true" type="tns:LinkUtilityInfo" />
 

Element

Description

LinkUtility

MUST contain LinkUtilityInfo details.

LinkUtilityInfo/Total

MUST contain the total number of messages received by the node since the last sent LinkUtilityInfo message. MUST NOT refer to a cumulative total.

LinkUtilityInfo/Useful

MUST indicate the number of messages (out of the LinkUtilityInfo/Total) that were not duplicates.