7.3.3.33 Method DeviceCommunicationControl

This method represents the BACnet service DeviceCommunicationControl. It is used to instruct a remote device to stop initiating communication and optionally stop responding to communication for a specified duration of time.

Remark: Since the method contains the Password, this method should only be available if the connection is encrypted.

Signature

	DeviceCommunicationControl (
		[in]	0:UInt16					TimeDurationInMinutes
		[in]	BACnetDeviceCommunicationEnabled	EnableDisable
		[in]	0:String					Password
		);
Argument Description
TimeDurationInMinutesThis optional parameter of DataType 0:UInt16 indicates the number of minutes that the remote device shall stop communication. If the parameter is not specified, 0 shall be passed in as value.
EnableDisableThis parameter is an enumeration that may take on the values ENABLE, DISABLE, or DISABLE_INITIATION. It is used to indicate whether the device should enable all, disable initiation, or disable all communications on the network interface. The BACnetDeviceCommunicationEnabled DataType is defined in 10.4.8.
Passwordpassword parameter.

Method Result Codes

ResultCode Description
BadUserAccessDeniedThis status is returned for the BACnet error code PASSWORD_FAILURE
BadNotSupportedThis status is returned for the BACnet error code O_FUNCTIONALITY_NOT_SUPPORTED