OpenThread CLI - Border Router (BR)

Command List

Usage : br [command] ...

Command Details

help

Usage: br help

Print BR command help menu.

> br help
counters
disable
enable
omrprefix
onlinkprefix
pd
prefixtable
raoptions
rioprf
routeprf
routers
state
Done

init

Usage: br init <interface> <enabled>

Initializes the Border Routing Manager on given infrastructure interface.

> br init 2 1
Done

enable

Usage: br enable

Enable the Border Routing functionality.

> br enable
Done

disable

Usage: br disable

Disable the Border Routing functionality.

> br disable
Done

state

Usage: br state

Get the Border Routing state:

  • uninitialized: Routing Manager is uninitialized.
  • disabled: Routing Manager is initialized but disabled.
  • stopped: Routing Manager in initialized and enabled but currently stopped.
  • running: Routing Manager is initialized, enabled, and running.
> br state
running

counters

Usage : br counters

Get the Border Router counter.

> br counters
Inbound Unicast: Packets 4 Bytes 320
Inbound Multicast: Packets 0 Bytes 0
Outbound Unicast: Packets 2 Bytes 160
Outbound Multicast: Packets 0 Bytes 0
RA Rx: 4
RA TxSuccess: 2
RA TxFailed: 0
RS Rx: 0
RS TxSuccess: 2
RS TxFailed: 0
Done

omrprefix

Usage: br omrprefix [local|favored]

Get local or favored or both off-mesh-routable prefixes of the Border Router.

> br omrprefix
Local: fdfc:1ff5:1512:5622::/64
Favored: fdfc:1ff5:1512:5622::/64 prf:low
Done

> br omrprefix favored
fdfc:1ff5:1512:5622::/64 prf:low
Done

> br omrprefix local
fdfc:1ff5:1512:5622::/64
Done

onlinkprefix

Usage: br onlinkprefix [local|favored]

Get local or favored or both on-link prefixes of the Border Router.

> br onlinkprefix
Local: fd41:2650:a6f5:0::/64
Favored: 2600::0:1234:da12::/64
Done

> br onlinkprefix favored
2600::0:1234:da12::/64
Done

> br onlinkprefix local
fd41:2650:a6f5:0::/64
Done

nat64prefix

Usage: br nat64prefix [local|favored]

Get local or favored or both NAT64 prefixes of the Border Router.

OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_NAT64_BORDER_ROUTING_ENABLE is required.

> br nat64prefix
Local: fd14:1078:b3d5:b0b0:0:0::/96
Favored: fd14:1078:b3d5:b0b0:0:0::/96 prf:low
Done

> br nat64prefix favored
fd14:1078:b3d5:b0b0:0:0::/96 prf:low
Done

> br nat64prefix
fd14:1078:b3d5:b0b0:0:0::/96
Done

pd

Usage: br pd [enable|disable]

Enable/Disable the DHCPv6 PD.

> br pd enable
Done

> br pd disable
Done

Usage: br pd state

Get the state of DHCPv6 PD.

OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BORDER_ROUTING_DHCP6_PD_ENABLE is required.

  • disabled: DHCPv6 PD is disabled on the border router.
  • stopped: DHCPv6 PD in enabled but won't try to request and publish a prefix.
  • running: DHCPv6 PD is enabled and will try to request and publish a prefix.
> br pd state
running
Done

prefixtable

Usage: br prefixtable

Get the discovered prefixes by Border Routing Manager on the infrastructure link.

Info per prefix entry:

  • The prefix
  • Whether the prefix is on-link or route
  • Milliseconds since last received Router Advertisement containing this prefix
  • Prefix lifetime in seconds
  • Preferred lifetime in seconds only if prefix is on-link
  • Route preference (low, med, high) only if prefix is route (not on-link)
  • The router IPv6 address which advertising this prefix
  • Flags in received Router Advertisement header:
    • M: Managed Address Config flag
    • O: Other Config flag
    • Stub: Stub Router flag (indicates whether the router is a stub router)
> br prefixtable
prefix:fd00:1234:5678:0::/64, on-link:no, ms-since-rx:29526, lifetime:1800, route-prf:med, router:ff02:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 (M:0 O:0 Stub:1)
prefix:1200:abba:baba:0::/64, on-link:yes, ms-since-rx:29527, lifetime:1800, preferred:1800, router:ff02:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 (M:0 O:0 Stub:1)
Done

raoptions

Usage: br raoptions <options>

Sets additional options to append at the end of emitted Router Advertisement (RA) messages. <options> provided as hex bytes.

> br raoptions 0400ff00020001
Done

raoptions clear

Usage: br raoptions clear

Clear any previously set additional options to append at the end of emitted Router Advertisement (RA) messages.

> br raoptions clear
Done

rioprf

Usage: br rioprf

Get the preference used when advertising Route Info Options (e.g., for discovered OMR prefixes) in emitted Router Advertisement message.

> br rioprf
med
Done

rioprf <prf>

Usage: br rioprf high|med|low

Set the preference (which may be ‘high’, ‘med’, or ‘low’) to use when advertising Route Info Options (e.g., for discovered OMR prefixes) in emitted Router Advertisement message.

> br rioprf low
Done

rioprf clear

Usage: br rioprf clear

Clear a previously set preference value for advertising Route Info Options (e.g., for discovered OMR prefixes) in emitted Router Advertisement message. When cleared BR will use device's role to determine the RIO preference: Medium preference when in router/leader role and low preference when in child role.

> br rioprf clear
Done

routeprf

Usage: br routeprf

Get the preference used for publishing routes in Thread Network Data. This may be the automatically determined route preference, or an administratively set fixed route preference - if applicable.

> br routeprf
med
Done

routeprf <prf>

Usage: br routeprf high|med|low

Set the preference (which may be ‘high’, ‘med’, or ‘low’) to use publishing routes in Thread Network Data. Setting a preference value overrides the automatic route preference determination. It is used only for an explicit administrative configuration of a Border Router.

> br routeprf low
Done

routeprf clear

Usage: br routeprf clear

Clear a previously set preference value for publishing routes in Thread Network Data. When cleared BR will automatically determine the route preference based on device's role and link quality to parent (when acting as end-device).

> br routeprf clear
Done

routers

Usage: br routers

Get the list of discovered routers by Border Routing Manager on the infrastructure link.

Info per router:

  • The router IPv6 address
  • Flags in received Router Advertisement header:
    • M: Managed Address Config flag
    • O: Other Config flag
    • Stub: Stub Router flag (indicates whether the router is a stub router)
> br routers
ff02:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 (M:0 O:0 Stub:1)
Done