----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 8:09 PM
Subject: [6lowpan] new 6lowpan charter
Hi.
During the 6lowpan interim meeting in
January, the working group discussed possible topics for a future rechartering
of 6lowpan. Based on available information from that meeting I've compiled the
following text, which is an edited version of the scope present in the current
6lowpan charter. Feedback is appreciated.
--- start of scope ---
Scope of 6lowpan:
Produce "Optimization of the Neighbor
Discovery Protocol for 6lowpans"
to
define how to apply the existing Neighbor Discovery protocol in a
6lowpan.
Produce "IPv6 over Low Power WPAN Security
Analysis" to define the
assumptions
for a security model for 6lowpan. This includes analysis
of threats, identify types of devices and define the
levels of trust
between these
devices.
Produce "6lowpan Co-existence with other
Networks" to define how to
co-exist
with other networks. This includes analysis of how to survive
interference caused by IEEE 802.11 based networks,
and investigate how to
recognize
and co-exist with other networks based on IEEE 802.15.4.
As such, the working group may also work on
an informational document
to show
how to apply an existing MANET protocol to LoWPANs (e.g.,
AODV, OLSR, DYMO, etc).
The working group will reuse existing
specifications whenever
reasonable
and possible.
The working group will also serve as a
venue for ongoing discussions
on
other topics related to the more complete list outlined above.
Additional related milestones may be added
in the future via a
rechartering
operation.
Note: As may be obvious from its official
name above, this particular
working
group will not work on IPv4 over IEEE 802.15.4 specifications.
Given the limitations of the target
devices, dual-stack deployments
are
not practical. Because of its higher potential for header
compression, its support for the huge number of
devices expected and
of cleanly
built-in features such as address autoconfiguration, IPv6
is the exclusive focus of the working group.
--- end of scope ---
Looking forward to receive your
feedback.
Regards
Christian
PS: The original charter can be found at
http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/6lowpan-charter.html
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