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# MatterAddDeviceExtensionRequestHandler.ThreadNetworkAssociation

The description of an association to a Thread network.

```
struct ThreadNetworkAssociation
```

## Topics

### Creating an association

### Getting network information

[`static var defaultSystemNetwork: MatterAddDeviceExtensionRequestHandler.ThreadNetworkAssociation`](/documentation/MatterSupport/MatterAddDeviceExtensionRequestHandler/ThreadNetworkAssociation/defaultSystemNetwork)

A sentinel value to represent the system’s default Thread network.

[`static func network(extendedPANID: UInt64) -> MatterAddDeviceExtensionRequestHandler.ThreadNetworkAssociation`](/documentation/MatterSupport/MatterAddDeviceExtensionRequestHandler/ThreadNetworkAssociation/network(extendedPANID:))

Obtains the Thread network extended PAN identifier.

### Encoding the association

### Comparing associations

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Encodable`](/documentation/Swift/Encodable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`Decodable`](/documentation/Swift/Decodable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

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