From bf2eb7b65cc1413460bdfd69092142d612da088b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jukka Rissanen Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 17:20:01 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: net: Enhance Trickle algorithm documentation Add overview chapter. Signed-off-by: Jukka Rissanen --- doc/reference/networking/trickle.rst | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/reference/networking/trickle.rst b/doc/reference/networking/trickle.rst index 4559a6b9264..c1d6a3f7777 100644 --- a/doc/reference/networking/trickle.rst +++ b/doc/reference/networking/trickle.rst @@ -1,11 +1,18 @@ .. _trickle_interface: -Trickle Timer Support +Trickle Timer Library ##################### Overview ******** +The Trickle timer library implements +`IETF RFC6206 (Trickle Algorithm) `_. + +The Trickle algorithm allows nodes in a lossy shared medium (e.g., +low-power and lossy networks) to exchange information in a highly +robust, energy efficient, simple, and scalable manner. + API Reference *************