File formats:

Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Updates:

RFC 4944

Updated by:

RFC 8505, RFC 8929, RFC 9010

Authors:

Z. Shelby, Ed.
S. Chakrabarti
E. Nordmark
C. Bormann

Stream:

IETF

Source:

6lowpan (int)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6775

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Abstract

The IETF work in IPv6 over Low-power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) defines 6LoWPANs such as IEEE 802.15.4. This and other similar link technologies have limited or no usage of multicast signaling due to energy conservation. In addition, the wireless network may not strictly follow the traditional concept of IP subnets and IP links. IPv6 Neighbor Discovery was not designed for non- transitive wireless links, as its reliance on the traditional IPv6 link concept and its heavy use of multicast make it inefficient and sometimes impractical in a low-power and lossy network. This document describes simple optimizations to IPv6 Neighbor Discovery, its addressing mechanisms, and duplicate address detection for Low- power Wireless Personal Area Networks and similar networks. The document thus updates RFC 4944 to specify the use of the optimizations defined here. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.