Z-Wave Network map: how to interpret

[JustinG]

You’ll find some useful extra details in this discussion:

Strange Z-Wave Network

As far as I know, a Z-Wave network is only built up by things that are not battery-operated. That means only devices that are connected to the power supply route messages between the controller and more distant devices. If so, I do not understand the network structure in my network. As you can see in the attached network plan, the controller (node 1) only has two neighboring nodes (node 3 and node 9). This also agrees with the zwave_neighbors entries of the nodes. Node 3 is a smoke detector and…