New roles and clarification

meshtastic · Jan 27, 2023 · e69381a · e69381a
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diff --git a/meshtastic/config.proto b/meshtastic/config.proto
@@ -34,15 +34,28 @@ message Config {
        * Router device role.
        *   Mesh packets will prefer to be routed over this node. This node will not be used by client apps. 
        *   The wifi/ble radios and the oled screen will be put to sleep.
+       *   This mode may still potentially have higher power usage due to it's preference in message rebroadcasting on the mesh.
        */
       ROUTER = 2;
 
       /*
        * Router Client device role
        *   Mesh packets will prefer to be routed over this node. The Router Client can be used as both a Router and an app connected Client.
        */
-      ROUTER_CLIENT = 3;
-
+      ROUTER_CLIENT = 3;  
+
+      /*
+       * Repeater device role
+       *   Mesh packets will simply be rebroadcasted over this node. Nodes under this role node will not originate NodeInfo, Position, Telemetry
+       *   or any other packet type. They will simply rebroadcast any mesh packets on the same frequency, channel num, spread factory, and coding rate. 
+       */
+      REPEATER = 4;
+
+      /*
+       * Tracker device role
+       *   Position Mesh packets for will be higher priority and sent more frequently by default.
+       */
+      TRACKER = 5;
     }
 
     /*