Minimal IPv6 over the TSCH Mode of IEEE 802.15.4e (6TiSCH) Configuration
RFC 8180
| Document | Type |
RFC - Best Current Practice
(May 2017; Errata)
Also known as BCP 210
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Last updated | 2018-10-30 | ||
| Replaces | draft-vilajosana-6tisch-minimal | ||
| Stream | IETF | ||
| Formats | plain text pdf html bibtex | ||
| Reviews | |||
| Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
| Document shepherd | Pascal Thubert | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2015-09-28) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 8180 (Best Current Practice) | |
| Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
| Telechat date | |||
| Responsible AD | Suresh Krishnan | ||
| Send notices to | (None) | ||
| IANA | IANA review state | Version Changed - Review Needed | |
| IANA action state | No IANA Actions | ||
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) X. Vilajosana, Ed.
Request for Comments: 8180 Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
BCP: 210 K. Pister
Category: Best Current Practice University of California Berkeley
ISSN: 2070-1721 T. Watteyne
Analog Devices
May 2017
Minimal IPv6 over the TSCH Mode of IEEE 802.15.4e (6TiSCH) Configuration
Abstract
This document describes a minimal mode of operation for an IPv6 over
the TSCH mode of IEEE 802.15.4e (6TiSCH) network. This minimal mode
of operation specifies the baseline set of protocols that need to be
supported and the recommended configurations and modes of operation
sufficient to enable a 6TiSCH functional network. 6TiSCH provides
IPv6 connectivity over a Time-Slotted Channel Hopping (TSCH) mesh
composed of IEEE Std 802.15.4 TSCH links. This minimal mode uses a
collection of protocols with the respective configurations, including
the IPv6 Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN)
framework, enabling interoperable IPv6 connectivity over IEEE Std
802.15.4 TSCH. This minimal configuration provides the necessary
bandwidth for network and security bootstrapping and defines the
proper link between the IETF protocols that interface to IEEE Std
802.15.4 TSCH. This minimal mode of operation should be implemented
by all 6TiSCH-compliant devices.
Status of This Memo
This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
BCPs is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8180.
Vilajosana, et al. Best Current Practice [Page 1]
RFC 8180 6TiSCH Minimal May 2017
Copyright Notice
Copyright (c) 2017 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the
document authors. All rights reserved.
This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal
Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
(http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of
publication of this document. Please review these documents
carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect
to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must
include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of
the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as
described in the Simplified BSD License.
Vilajosana, et al. Best Current Practice [Page 2]
RFC 8180 6TiSCH Minimal May 2017
Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. IEEE Std 802.15.4 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.1. TSCH Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.2. Cell Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.3. Retransmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.4. Timeslot Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.5. Frame Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.5.1. IEEE Std 802.15.4 Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.5.2. Enhanced Beacon Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.5.3. Acknowledgment Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.6. Link-Layer Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5. RPL Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1. Objective Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1.1. Rank Computation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1.2. Rank Computation Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.2. Mode of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.3. Trickle Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.4. Packet Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6. Network Formation and Lifetime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.1. Value of the Join Metric Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.2. Time-Source Neighbor Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.3. When to Start Sending EBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Show full document text