Technical Summary
This document defines the 6top Protocol (6P), which enables
distributed scheduling in 6TiSCH networks. 6P allows neighbor nodes
to add/delete TSCH cells to one another. 6P is part of the 6TiSCH
Operation Sublayer (6top), the next higher layer to the IEEE Std
802.15.4 TSCH medium access control layer. The 6P layer is formed by
the 6top Protocol defined in this document and 6top Scheduling
Function(s). A 6top Scheduling Function (SF) decides when to add/
delete cells, and triggers 6P Transactions. This document lists the
requirements for an SF, but leaves the definition of SFs out of
scope.
Working Group Summary
This document was not controversial. The design was complex due to the need to save exchanges and yet provide transactional outcomes.
The next generation of the work may be done at IEEE, e.g. within IEEE Std. 802.12
Document Quality
This specification was implemented in openWSN and contiki.
It was interop tested at the 6TiSCH F-interop in Prague:
http://www.etsi.org/news-events/events/1197-6tisch-interop-prague-2017
Return from experimentation is implemented in the draft
Personnel
Pascal Thubert is the Document Shepherd. Suresh Krishnan is the Responsible Area Director.