8.1. Introduction

8.1.1. Purpose

This document describes the Z-Wave Plus Role Types. The purpose of the Role Type is to provide a high level definition of how Z-Wave nodes must react from a Z-Wave networking perspective.

This document is not meant to be read in full. It is aimed at being a scalable documentation process for network specific functionality for various Z-Wave devices. It should be read together with the Device Type specification [35], which highlights what Role Types should be used for different Device Types. A device will typically have one Role Type associated with it, but in some cases there can be more than one. The developer now only needs to look at one Role Type to determine the implementation of the network specific functionality to pass certification.

It is however necessary to understand how the Central Static Controller (CSC) works as most devices will heavily depend on it for direct communication.