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Downlink messages NahYeah

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While running my The Things IndustriesTTI) gateway I noticed an exception in the logs every so often

Exception of type 'Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Client.Exceptions.DeviceMessageLockLostException' was thrown.

My client subscribes to Message Queue Telemetry Transport Topics(MQTT) (using MQTTNet) for each TTI Application and establishes a connection (using an Azure DeviceClient) for each TTI Device to an Azure IoT Hub(s).

  • v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/up
  • v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/down/queued
  • v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/down/sent
  • v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/down/ack
  • v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/down/nack
  • v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/down/failed

The application subscribes to the queued, ack, nack, and failed topics so the progress of a downlink message can be monitored. For downlink messages the correlation_id “az:LockToken:” contains the message.LockToken so that they can be Abandoned, Completed or Rejected in the MQTT receive messageHandler.

Below is the logging from my application for an odd sequence of messages

*****Nothing much happening for a couple of hours the .'s represent approx 1 second. Wisnode 4 sends roughly every 5 minues

.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
03:36:08 TTN Uplink message
 ApplicationID: application1
 DeviceID: wisnodetest04
 Port: 5
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
03:41:18 TTN Uplink message
 ApplicationID: application1
 DeviceID: wisnodetest04
 Port: 5
...........................................................................
03:42:34 Azure IoT Hub downlink message
 ApplicationID: application1
 DeviceID: wisnodetest04
 LockToken: 57ea0fad-b6b3-492e-b194-10c4ff3e53cb
 Body: vu8=

*****I then started sending 5 messages to Wisnode 5 same payload vu8=, port 71 thru 75 

***** 71 Queued
03:42:34 Queued: v3/application1@tenant1/devices/wisnodetest04/down/queued
 payload: {"end_device_ids":{"device_id":"wisnodetest04","application_ids":{"application_id":"application1"}},
	"correlation_ids":[
"az:LockToken:57ea0fad-b6b3-492e-b194-10c4ff3e53cb",
"as:downlink:01EXX9B1CA4DB68PKCDAK4SS4H"],
	"downlink_queued":{"f_port":71,"frm_payload":"vu8=","confirmed":true,"priority":"NORMAL",
	"correlation_ids":[
"az:LockToken:57ea0fad-b6b3-492e-b194-10c4ff3e53cb",
"as:downlink:01EXX9B1CA4DB68PKCDAK4SS4H"]}}
...
03:42:37 Azure IoT Hub downlink message
 ApplicationID: application1
 DeviceID: wisnodetest04
 LockToken: e2fef28c-fb1f-42cd-bb40-3ad8e6051da9
 Body: vu8=
.

***** 72 Queued
03:42:38 Queued: v3/application1@tenant1/devices/wisnodetest04/down/queued
 payload: {"end_device_ids":{"device_id":"wisnodetest04","application_ids":{"application_id":"application1"}},
	"correlation_ids":[
"az:LockToken:e2fef28c-fb1f-42cd-bb40-3ad8e6051da9",
"as:downlink:01EXX9B4RGSCJ4BN21GHPM85W5"],
	"downlink_queued":{"f_port":72,"frm_payload":"vu8=",
"confirmed":true,"priority":"NORMAL",
	"correlation_ids":[
"az:LockToken:e2fef28c-fb1f-42cd-bb40-3ad8e6051da9",
"as:downlink:01EXX9B4RGSCJ4BN21GHPM85W5"]}}
...
03:42:41 Azure IoT Hub downlink message
 ApplicationID: application1
 DeviceID: wisnodetest04
 LockToken: 70d61d71-9b24-44d2-b54b-7cc08da4d072
 Body: vu8=

***** 73 Queued
03:42:41 Queued: v3/application1@tenant1/devices/wisnodetest04/down/queued
 payload: {"end_device_ids":{"device_id":"wisnodetest04","application_ids":{"application_id":"application1"}},
	"correlation_ids":[
"az:LockToken:70d61d71-9b24-44d2-b54b-7cc08da4d072","as:downlink:01EXX9B800WF7FEP56J3EZ3M8A"],
	"downlink_queued":{"f_port":73,"frm_payload":"vu8=",
"confirmed":true,"priority":"NORMAL",
	"correlation_ids":[
"az:LockToken:70d61d71-9b24-44d2-b54b-7cc08da4d072",
"as:downlink:01EXX9B800WF7FEP56J3EZ3M8A"]}}
...

***** 74 Queued
03:42:45 Azure IoT Hub downlink message
 ApplicationID: application1
 DeviceID: wisnodetest04
 LockToken: 12537728-de4a-4489-ace5-92923e49b8e4
 Body: vu8=
.
03:42:45 Queued: v3/application1@tenant1/devices/wisnodetest04/down/queued
 payload: {"end_device_ids":{"device_id":"wisnodetest04","application_ids":{"application_id":"application1"}},
	"correlation_ids":[
"az:LockToken:12537728-de4a-4489-ace5-92923e49b8e4",
"as:downlink:01EXX9BBWA2YNCN2DFE5FC3BP3"],
	"downlink_queued":{
"f_port":74,"frm_payload":"vu8=",
"confirmed":true,"priority":"NORMAL",
	"correlation_ids":[
"az:LockToken:12537728-de4a-4489-ace5-92923e49b8e4",
"as:downlink:01EXX9BBWA2YNCN2DFE5FC3BP3"]}}
...

***** 75 Queued
03:42:48 Azure IoT Hub downlink message
 ApplicationID: application1
 DeviceID: wisnodetest04
 LockToken: 388efc11-4514-406e-8147-9109289095f4
 Body: vu8=

03:42:49 Queued: v3/application1@tenant1/devices/wisnodetest04/down/queued
 payload: {"end_device_ids":{"device_id":"wisnodetest04","application_ids":{"application_id":"application1"}},
	"correlation_ids":[
"az:LockToken:388efc11-4514-406e-8147-9109289095f4",
"as:downlink:01EXX9BFCM2G51EPYNWGDWPS0N"],
	"downlink_queued":{"f_port":75,"frm_payload":"vu8=",
"confirmed":true,"priority":"NORMAL",
	"correlation_ids":[
"az:LockToken:388efc11-4514-406e-8147-9109289095f4",
"as:downlink:01EXX9BFCM2G51EPYNWGDWPS0N"]}}

***** Waiting for Wisniode
..........................................................................................................................................................................
03:47:18 TTN Uplink message
 ApplicationID: application1
 DeviceID: wisnodetest04
 Port: 5

***** Waiting for Wisniode again, I think might have been such a long delay becuase TTI didn't get
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
***** 71 Nack'd
03:56:52 Nack: v3/application1@tenant1/devices/wisnodetest04/down/nack
 payload: {"end_device_ids":{"device_id":"wisnodetest04","application_ids":{"application_id":"application1"},
	"dev_eui":"60C5A8FFFE781691","join_eui":"70B3D57ED0000000","dev_addr":"26083BE1"},
	"correlation_ids":[
"as:downlink:01EXX9B1CA4DB68PKCDAK4SS4H",
"as:up:01EXXA572VHN7X7G5KFTHBQPNG",
"az:LockToken:57ea0fad-b6b3-492e-b194-10c4ff3e53cb",
"gs:conn:01EXRPTTFGFNTRGH7V8FTC3R0S",
"gs:up:host:01EXRPTTFTEXBNV87KZFYFWP5V",
"gs:uplink:01EXXA56VPK14XG5S8JB9Q0V0X",
"ns:uplink:01EXXA56VYCHGGPPN1K77REMNM",
"rpc:/ttn.lorawan.v3.GsNs/HandleUplink:01EXXA56VRG6811HRCF803VJ34"],
	"received_at":"2021-02-07T03:56:53.211893610Z",
	"downlink_nack":{
"session_key_id":"AXd6GPmneD3dKVoArcS36g==",
"f_port":71,"f_cnt":35,
"frm_payload":"vu8=",
"confirmed":true,"priority":"NORMAL",
	"correlation_ids":[
"az:LockToken:57ea0fad-b6b3-492e-b194-10c4ff3e53cb",
"as:downlink:01EXX9B1CA4DB68PKCDAK4SS4H"]}}

 Found az:LockToken:

03:56:52 TTN Uplink message
 ApplicationID: application1
 DeviceID: wisnodetest04
 Port: 5

03:56:52 Azure IoT Hub downlink message
 ApplicationID: application1
 DeviceID: wisnodetest04
 LockToken: 856f5a9b-bc37-435c-8de9-19d2213999f8
 Body: vu8=

03:56:53 Queued: v3/application1@tenant1/devices/wisnodetest04/down/queued
 payload: {
"end_device_ids":{"device_id":"wisnodetest04","application_ids":{"application_id":"application1"},
	"correlation_ids":[
"az:LockToken:856f5a9b-bc37-435c-8de9-19d2213999f8",
"as:downlink:01EXXA57JJWWYEDX3Z55TNSTP5"],
	"downlink_queued":{"f_port":71,
"frm_payload":"vu8=",
"confirmed":true,"priority":"NORMAL",
	"correlation_ids":
["az:LockToken:856f5a9b-bc37-435c-8de9-19d2213999f8",
"as:downlink:01EXXA57JJWWYEDX3Z55TNSTP5"]}}

......
***** 71 Ack'd
03:56:58 Ack: v3/application1@tenant1/devices/wisnodetest04/down/ack
 payload: {"end_device_ids":{"device_id":"wisnodetest04","application_ids":{"application_id":"application1"},
	"dev_eui":"60C5A8FFFE781691","join_eui":"70B3D57ED0000000","dev_addr":"26083BE1"},
	"correlation_ids":[
"as:downlink:01EXX9B1CA4DB68PKCDAK4SS4H",
"as:up:01EXXA5D45E77S19TXEV1E4GAJ",
"az:LockToken:57ea0fad-b6b3-492e-b194-10c4ff3e53cb",
"gs:conn:01EXRPTTFGFNTRGH7V8FTC3R0S",
"gs:up:host:01EXRPTTFTEXBNV87KZFYFWP5V",
"gs:uplink:01EXXA5CV73THH2RKEAC2T9MDP",
"ns:uplink:01EXXA5CVDCWPFBTXGGGB3T02W",
"rpc:/ttn.lorawan.v3.GsNs/HandleUplink:01EXXA5CVDEXDFBPYXC0J01Q3E"],
	"received_at":"2021-02-07T03:56:59.397330003Z",
	"downlink_ack":{
"session_key_id":"AXd6GPmneD3dKVoArcS36g==",
"f_port":71,"f_cnt":36,"frm_payload":"vu8=",
"confirmed":true,"priority":"NORMAL",
	"correlation_ids":[
"az:LockToken:57ea0fad-b6b3-492e-b194-10c4ff3e53cb",
"as:downlink:01EXX9B1CA4DB68PKCDAK4SS4H"]}}

 Found az:LockToken:
Exception of type 'Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Client.Exceptions.DeviceMessageLockLostException' was thrown.

03:56:59 TTN Uplink message
 ApplicationID: application1
 DeviceID: wisnodetest04
 Port: 0
......
03:57:04 Ack: v3/application1@tenant1/devices/wisnodetest04/down/ack
 payload: {"end_device_ids":{"device_id":"wisnodetest04","application_ids":{"application_id":"application1"},
"dev_eui":"60C5A8FFFE781691","join_eui":"70B3D57ED0000000","dev_addr":"26083BE1"},
"correlation_ids":[
"as:downlink:01EXX9B4RGSCJ4BN21GHPM85W5",
"as:up:01EXXA5K2FWGP9DGD7THWZ8HNR",
"az:LockToken:e2fef28c-fb1f-42cd-bb40-3ad8e6051da9",
"gs:conn:01EXRPTTFGFNTRGH7V8FTC3R0S",
"gs:up:host:01EXRPTTFTEXBNV87KZFYFWP5V",
"gs:uplink:01EXXA5JVDR102TKCWQ77P4YYF",
"ns:uplink:01EXXA5JVGNGMZN33FNT47G6PF",
"rpc:/ttn.lorawan.v3.GsNs/HandleUplink:01EXXA5JVGJFFQVEWX2M1XSFKK"],
"received_at":"2021-02-07T03:57:05.487910418Z","downlink_ack":{"session_key_id":"AXd6GPmneD3dKVoArcS36g==",
"f_port":72,"f_cnt":37,
"frm_payload":"vu8=",
"confirmed":true,"priority":"NORMAL","correlation_ids":
["az:LockToken:e2fef28c-fb1f-42cd-bb40-3ad8e6051da9","as:downlink:01EXX9B4RGSCJ4BN21GHPM85W5"]}}

The sequence of messages is a bit odd, in the Azure DeviceClient ReceiveMessageHandler a downlink message is published, then a queued message is received, then a nak and finally an ack, The exception was because my client was trying to Complete the delivery of a message that had already been Abandoned.