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Applicability and Use Cases for IPv6 over Networks of Resource-constrained Nodes (6lo)
RFC 9453

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2026-05-20
(System) Changed author "S. Chakrabarti": changed name from "Samita Chakrabarti" to "S. Chakrabarti", set affiliation to "Verizon", cleared country (was "USA")
2026-05-20
(System) Changed author "A. Sangi": changed name from "Abdur Sangi" to "A. Sangi", cleared country (was "P.R. China")
2026-05-20
(System) Changed author "Y. Choi": changed name from "Younghwan Choi" to "Y. Choi", cleared country (was "South Korea")
2026-05-20
(System)
Changed author "C. Gomez": changed name from "Carles Gomez" to "C. Gomez", changed affiliation from "Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya/Fundacio i2cat" to "UPC", cleared country (was …
Changed author "C. Gomez": changed name from "Carles Gomez" to "C. Gomez", changed affiliation from "Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya/Fundacio i2cat" to "UPC", cleared country (was "Spain")
2026-05-20
(System) Changed author "Y. Hong": changed name from "Yong-Geun Hong" to "Y. Hong", cleared country (was "South Korea")
2026-05-20
(System) Metadata update from RFC Editor
2023-09-21
(System)
Received changes through RFC Editor sync (created alias RFC 9453, changed title to 'Applicability and Use Cases for IPv6 over Networks of Resource-constrained Nodes …
Received changes through RFC Editor sync (created alias RFC 9453, changed title to 'Applicability and Use Cases for IPv6 over Networks of Resource-constrained Nodes (6lo)', changed abstract to 'This document describes the applicability of IPv6 over constrained-node networks (6lo) and provides practical deployment examples.  In addition to IEEE Std 802.15.4, various link-layer technologies are used as examples, such as ITU-T G.9959 (Z-Wave), Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE), Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications - Ultra Low Energy (DECT-ULE), Master-Slave/Token Passing (MS/TP), Near Field Communication (NFC), and Power Line Communication (PLC).  This document targets an audience who would like to understand and evaluate running end-to-end IPv6 over the constrained-node networks for local or Internet connectivity.', changed pages to 24, changed standardization level to Informational, changed state to RFC, added RFC published event at 2023-09-21, changed IESG state to RFC Published)
2023-09-21
(System) RFC published