RFC 6553
The Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) Option for Carrying RPL Information in Data-Plane Datagrams, March 2012
- Canonical URL:
- https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6553.txt
- File formats:


- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Authors:
- J. Hui
JP. Vasseur - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- 6man (int)
DOI: 10.17487/RFC6553
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Abstract
The Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) includes routing information in data-plane datagrams to quickly identify inconsistencies in the routing topology. This document describes the RPL Option for use among RPL routers to include such routing information. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 4844.