topic Re: How can I send a message from an external network node to a Thread network node ansd vice-versa? in Kinetis Microcontrollers https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/How-can-I-send-a-message-from-an-external-network-node-to-a/m-p/791944#M48187 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P></P><P>If you are using Thread, in theory, there must be a global IPv6 provided by the ISP, in case you only have private IPs you will need to make a NAT from the router to the Thread network somehow and achieve to point to a router’s port.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>The router election it’s up to the customer’s choice, we do not recommend a specific manufacturer, but you need to consider the following&nbsp;<A href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.nxp.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-334294&amp;data=02%7C01%7Ctech.support%40nxp.com%7C20097e57168b4ede719608d5ccaf30ba%7C686ea1d3bc2b4c6fa92cd99c5c301635%7C0%7C0%7C636639975175435586&amp;sdata=2lXFPnkcsKvH2dElECQHMSGDvIyQWNMEyfb%2F%2BpFbUo8%3D&amp;reserved=0">post</A>&nbsp;and it needs to be clear for you and your customer that in order to be able to use a border router with Thread and want it to be available from outside the network you will need a router with DHCP with Prefix Delegation (DHCPv6-PD)</P><P></P><P>Regards,&nbsp;</P><P>Estephania</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 25 Jun 2018 02:27:31 GMT stephanie_m 2018-06-25T02:27:31Z How can I send a message from an external network node to a Thread network node ansd vice-versa? https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/How-can-I-send-a-message-from-an-external-network-node-to-a/m-p/791943#M48186 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>If I want to send a message from an external network node to a Thread network node and vice-versa, how can I do it?</P><P></P><P>I took a look at the item 11.2.4 in "Kinetis Thread Stack Demo Applications User's Guide",&nbsp;and the example is quite similar to the scenario in my application, but in my case Node A, which is the non-Thread node, is not physically connected to the router.</P><P></P><P>Actually, the Node A in my case would be a smartphone connected to a Wi-Fi network, from anywhere, running an application that sends commands or reads data to/from a Thread network node.</P><P></P><P>In this case, is the communication between the nodes straight-forward or is it necessary to implement any adjustment or use a service?</P><P></P><P>Could&nbsp;anybody give me some light on it please?</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P></P><P>Marco Coelho</P><P>DFAE - Siletec Eletronica</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 18 Jun 2018 19:40:41 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/How-can-I-send-a-message-from-an-external-network-node-to-a/m-p/791943#M48186 MAPC 2018-06-18T19:40:41Z Re: How can I send a message from an external network node to a Thread network node ansd vice-versa? https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/How-can-I-send-a-message-from-an-external-network-node-to-a/m-p/791944#M48187 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P></P><P>If you are using Thread, in theory, there must be a global IPv6 provided by the ISP, in case you only have private IPs you will need to make a NAT from the router to the Thread network somehow and achieve to point to a router’s port.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>The router election it’s up to the customer’s choice, we do not recommend a specific manufacturer, but you need to consider the following&nbsp;<A href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.nxp.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-334294&amp;data=02%7C01%7Ctech.support%40nxp.com%7C20097e57168b4ede719608d5ccaf30ba%7C686ea1d3bc2b4c6fa92cd99c5c301635%7C0%7C0%7C636639975175435586&amp;sdata=2lXFPnkcsKvH2dElECQHMSGDvIyQWNMEyfb%2F%2BpFbUo8%3D&amp;reserved=0">post</A>&nbsp;and it needs to be clear for you and your customer that in order to be able to use a border router with Thread and want it to be available from outside the network you will need a router with DHCP with Prefix Delegation (DHCPv6-PD)</P><P></P><P>Regards,&nbsp;</P><P>Estephania</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 25 Jun 2018 02:27:31 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/How-can-I-send-a-message-from-an-external-network-node-to-a/m-p/791944#M48187 stephanie_m 2018-06-25T02:27:31Z