File formats:

Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Updated by:

RFC 9008, RFC 9035

Authors:

P. Thubert, Ed.
C. Bormann
L. Toutain
R. Cragie

Stream:

IETF

Source:

roll (rtg)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC8138

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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.

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.