File formats:

Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Updates:

RFC 4944

Updated by:

RFC 8066

Authors:

J. Hui, Ed.
P. Thubert

Stream:

IETF

Source:

6lowpan (int)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6282

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Abstract

This document updates RFC 4944, "Transmission of IPv6 Packets over IEEE 802.15.4 Networks". This document specifies an IPv6 header compression format for IPv6 packet delivery in Low Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs). The compression format relies on shared context to allow compression of arbitrary prefixes. How the information is maintained in that shared context is out of scope. This document specifies compression of multicast addresses and a framework for compressing next headers. UDP header compression is specified within this framework. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.