On Sep 20, 2013, at 12:16 PM 9/20/13, Alexander Aring <alex.ar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Ralph, > > On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 03:48:16PM +0000, Ralph Droms (rdroms) wrote: >> Let me try to clarify the situation. Note that anything I've contributed >> here is my own personal opinion and not any kind of official statement from >> ZigBee Alliance (ZA), Cisco or any legal opinion... >> >> ZA has published a collection of specifications that are not IP-based. I >> don't know much about them but I do know they are not GPL from ZA. >> >> ZA has also published the ZigBee IP (Z-IP) specification, which is (at >> present, anyway) freely available. Z-IP specifies the use of a collection >> of IETF and IEEE standards, implementations of which should be acceptable >> for inclusion in Linux. Examples of those standards include 802.15.4, >> 6LoWPAN, 6LoWPAN-ND, RPL, MLE, PANA, TLS. In more detail, Z-IP specifies >> how those standards are used (e.g., operational parameters, security >> protocols) to build an interoperable implementation of a device that can >> join and participate in a Z-IP mesh network. >> >> There has been some confusion about the application of the term "ZigBee". >> In my opinion, all of the component protocols pulled together under Z-IP are >> OK for implementation in Linux, and the Z-IP spec gives a useful guideline >> for an interoperable implementation of the suite of protocols. >> > thanks for this hint, so I know that the newer ZigBee Stack "Zig-IP" is > based on 6LoWPAN, if I understand that right. Yes, that's right. "Zig-IP" (I've seen it referred to as "Z-IP") is entirely based on 6LoWPAN, as well as several other IETF standards. - Ralph > > Regards > Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIMITED TIME SALE - Full Year of Microsoft Training For Just $49.99! 1,500+ hours of tutorials including VisualStudio 2012, Windows 8, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, MVC 4, more. BEST VALUE: New Multi-Library Power Pack includes Mobile, Cloud, Java, and UX Design. Lowest price ever! Ends 9/20/13. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58041151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Linux-zigbee-devel mailing list Linux-zigbee-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-zigbee-devel
