From 0b652d04515fcd44bf7e161e438b418ac284c165 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gregory Nutt Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:24:07 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update some Kconfig help comments --- net/sixlowpan/Kconfig | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/net/sixlowpan/Kconfig b/net/sixlowpan/Kconfig index 674eff01f6..ae977359e0 100644 --- a/net/sixlowpan/Kconfig +++ b/net/sixlowpan/Kconfig @@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ config NET_6LOWPAN_EXTENDEDADDR device's link layer address. If this option is selected, then an 8-byte extended address will be used. + All devices operating on a network have unique, 8-byte addresses, + referred to as extended addresses. A device will use either the + extended address for direct communication within the PAN or the + short 2-byte address that was allocated by the PAN coordinator when + the device associated. + config NET_6LOWPAN_MAXAGE int "Packet reassembly timeout" default 20