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.. title:: CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_PARENT_SEARCH

.. kconfig:: CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_PARENT_SEARCH

CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_PARENT_SEARCH
###############################

*Enable periodic parent search support*

Type: ``bool``

Help
====

.. code-block:: none

    To allow end devices (EDs) in a Thread network to switch to a
    better parent router than their current one—while still attached
    to the network—enable the Periodic Parent Search feature.

Direct dependencies
===================

\ :kconfig:`NET_L2_OPENTHREAD <CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD>` && \ :kconfig:`NETWORKING <CONFIG_NETWORKING>`

*(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)*

Defaults
========

No defaults. Implicitly defaults to ``n``.

Kconfig definition
==================



At ``<Zephyr Subsystem>/net/l2/openthread/Kconfig.thread:115``

Included via ``Kconfig:8`` → ``Kconfig.zephyr:44`` → ``<Zephyr Subsystem>/Kconfig:39`` → ``<Zephyr Subsystem>/net/Kconfig:85`` → ``<Zephyr Subsystem>/net/l2/Kconfig:77`` → ``<Zephyr Subsystem>/net/l2/openthread/Kconfig:62``

Menu path: (Top) → Sub Systems and OS Services → Networking → Link layer and IP networking support → Link layer options → OpenThread L2 → Thread Network configuration

.. code-block:: kconfig

    config OPENTHREAD_PARENT_SEARCH
    	bool "Enable periodic parent search support"
    	depends on NET_L2_OPENTHREAD && NETWORKING
    	help
    	  To allow end devices (EDs) in a Thread network to switch to a
    	  better parent router than their current one—while still attached
    	  to the network—enable the Periodic Parent Search feature.

*(The 'depends on' condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)*