Terminology in IPv6 over the TSCH mode of IEEE 802.15.4e
draft-ietf-6tisch-terminology-09
6TiSCH MR. Palattella, Ed.
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T. Watteyne
Linear Technology / Dust Networks
Q. Wang
Univ. of Sci. and Tech. Beijing
June 19, 2017
Terminology in IPv6 over the TSCH mode of IEEE 802.15.4e
draft-ietf-6tisch-terminology-09
Abstract
This document provides a glossary of terminology used in IPv6 over
the TSCH mode of IEEE 802.15.4e (6TiSCH). This document extends
existing terminology documents for Low-power and Lossy Networks.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.3. External Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1. Introduction
The IEEE802.15.4 Medium Access Control (MAC) has evolved with the
Time Slotted Channel Hopping (TSCH) mode for industrial-type
applications. It provides deterministic capabilities to the point
that a packet that pertains to a certain flow crosses the network
from node to node following a very precise schedule, like a train
leaves intermediate stations at precise times along its path.
This document provides additional terminology elements to cover terms
that are new to the context of TSCH wireless networks and other
deterministic networks.
2. Terminology
The draft extends [RFC7102] and use terms from [RFC6550] and
[RFC6552], which are all included here by reference.
The draft does not reuse terms from IEEE802.15.4e such as "path" or
"link" which bear a meaning that is quite different from classical
IETF parlance.
This document adds the following terms:
6TiSCH: IPv6 over the Timeslotted Channel Hopping (TSCH) mode of
IEEE802.15.4e. It defines (i) the 6top sublayer; (ii) a
set of protocols for setting up a TSCH schedule in
distributed approach, for managing the allocation of
resources; and (iii) the architecture to bind them
together, for use in IPv6 TSCH based networks.
6top: The "6TiSCH Operation Sublayer" (6top) is the next
highest layer of the IEEE802.15.4e TSCH medium access
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