Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) E. Kim
Request for Comments: 6568 ETRI
Category: Informational D. Kaspar
ISSN: 2070-1721 Simula Research Laboratory
JP. Vasseur
Cisco Systems, Inc.
April 2012
Design and Application Spaces
for IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs)
Abstract
This document investigates potential application scenarios and use
cases for low-power wireless personal area networks (LoWPANs). This
document provides dimensions of design space for LoWPAN applications.
A list of use cases and market domains that may benefit and motivate
the work currently done in the 6LoWPAN Working Group is provided with
the characteristics of each dimension. A complete list of practical
use cases is not the goal of this document.
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Kim, et al. Informational [Page 2]RFC 6568 6LoWPAN Design and Applications April 2012Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
1.1. Terminology ................................................5
1.2. Premise of Network Configuration ...........................5
2. Design Space ....................................................6
3. Application Scenarios ...........................................8
3.1. Industrial Monitoring ......................................8
3.1.1. A Use Case and Its Requirements .....................9
3.1.2. 6LoWPAN Applicability ..............................10
3.2. Structural Monitoring .....................................12
3.2.1. A Use Case and Its Requirements ....................12
3.2.2. 6LoWPAN Applicability ..............................14
3.3. Connected Home ............................................15
3.3.1. A Use Case and Its Requirements ....................15
3.3.2. 6LoWPAN Applicability ..............................17
3.4. Healthcare ................................................18
3.4.1. A Use Case and Its Requirements ....................18
3.4.2. 6LoWPAN Applicability ..............................19
3.5. Vehicle Telematics ........................................20
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