IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network Routing Header
RFC 8138, “IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network Routing Header”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2017 by P. Thubert, C. Bormann, L. Toutain, R. Cragie. It has since been updated by RFC 9008, RFC 9035, RFC 9914. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This specification introduces a new IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) dispatch type for use in 6LoWPAN route-over topologies, which initially covers the needs of Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) data packet compression (RFC 6550). Using this dispatch type, this specification defines a method to compress the RPL Option (RFC 6553) information and Routing Header type 3 (RFC 6554), an efficient IP-in-IP technique, and is extensible for more applications.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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