On Jul 23, 2011, at 21:10, Timothy J. Salo wrote: > "6lowpan", I believe, fails the test of speaking to a broader audience > and having longevity. Today, few people know what 6lowpan means, and > in the future it will be merely an interesting (or not-so-interesting) > historical footnote. Using "6lowpan" feels sort of like using a > development code name for a marketing name.
I find that position interesting, because it reflects a perception that is quite different from mine. Let's ask the universal arbiter in all matters terminology: http://www.google.com/search?q=zigbee "zigbee - Google Search" -- 7,100,000 http://www.google.com/search?q=802.15.4 "802.15.4 - Google Search" -- 2,020,000 http://www.google.com/search?q=6lowpan "6lowpan - Google Search" -- 388,000 Depending on your google cookies, you may get different numbers, but one thing is clear: While 6lowpan does not have the age and the marketing power of zigbee, it sure shows a presence. If you google recent journalistic news, you find gems such as http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/android-bulb-to-run-on-6lowpan-standard/ "Google's Android Bulb to Run on 6LowPAN Standard : Greentech Media" http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8635665.htm "ZigBee/802.15.4 Module Revenues to Approach $1.7 Billion in 2015" -- “One of the most disruptive developments over the past couple of years is the emergence of IPv6/6LoWPAN,” http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/10-technologies-will-change-the-world-in-the-next-10-years-184 "10 technologies that will change the world in the next 10 years | Data Center - InfoWorld" And 6lowpan has already started a family: Kerry Lynn named his brilliant IPv6 over MS/TP proposal "6lobac". I'd say the term 6lowpan definitely has arrived, and we should not hesitate to use it as a shorthand for the "IPv6 right to the embedded/wireless sensor node" approach. Gruesse, Carsten _______________________________________________ 6lowpan mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/6lowpan
