RFC 5673 · INFORMATIONAL · 2009

Industrial Routing Requirements in Low-Power and Lossy Networks

Overview

RFC 5673, “Industrial Routing Requirements in Low-Power and Lossy Networks”, is an Informational document published in October 2009 by K. Pister, P. Thubert, S. Dwars, T. Phinney. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The wide deployment of lower-cost wireless devices will significantly improve the productivity and safety of industrial plants while increasing the efficiency of plant workers by extending the information set available about the plant operations. The aim of this document is to analyze the functional requirements for a routing protocol used in industrial Low-power and Lossy Networks (LLNs) of field devices. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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