+1 on Tero's answers. @Bet, does this answer your questions?
On Sun, Apr 3, 2016 at 7:28 PM, Tero Kivinen <[email protected]> wrote: > Bet Franistou writes: > > I would be very grateful if you explain to me the difference between > Enhanced > > beacon, enhanced Beacon request and Enhanced acknowledgment? > > Beacon is the frame type sent out by the coordinator to announce its > presense. It is quite often sent out periodically (like for example in > 6tisch). Enhanced Beacon frame is the Beacon frame with version number > 2, which allows it to include information elements needed for example > for 6tisch. > > Enhanced Beacon Request is a MAC Command frame with Beacon Request > Command ID with frame version 2, and usually having Enhanced Beacon > Filter IE. It is used by the device asking for the coordinator to send > its Beacon, especially when there is no periodic transmission of the > beacons. > > Enhanced acknowledgment is an acknowledgment frame with version number > 2, meaning it can have addressing fields, security and Information > Elements in it. It is used in the TSCH to return the Time Correction > IEs from the receiving node to the sending node. > -- > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > 6tisch mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/6tisch > -- _______________________________________ Thomas Watteyne, PhD Research Scientist & Innovator, Inria Sr Networking Design Eng, Linear Tech Founder & co-lead, UC Berkeley OpenWSN Co-chair, IETF 6TiSCH www.thomaswatteyne.com _______________________________________
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