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RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks

Summary

RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks is a Request for Comments[1].

Key Facts

  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks authored RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks — author (P50): Jean-Philippe Vasseur[2].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks authored RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks — author (P50): Pascal Thubert[3].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's instance of is recorded as RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks — instance of (P31): Request for Comments[4].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's publisher is recorded as RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks — publisher (P123): Internet Engineering Task Force[5].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's DOI is recorded as 10.17487/RFC6550[6].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's language of work or name is recorded as RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks — language of work or name (P407): English[7].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's publication date is recorded as +2012-03-01T00:00:00Z[8].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's RfC ID is recorded as 6550[9].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's work available at URL is recorded as https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6550[10].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's work available at URL is recorded as https://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc6550.txt[11].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6550.txt[12].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.rfc-editor.org/pdfrfc/rfc6550.txt.pdf[13].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+157'}[14].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's title is recorded as RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks[15].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's author name string is recorded as T. Winter[16].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's author name string is recorded as A. Brandt[17].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's author name string is recorded as J. Hui[18].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's author name string is recorded as R. Kelsey[19].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's author name string is recorded as P. Levis[20].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's author name string is recorded as K. Pister[21].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's author name string is recorded as R. Struik[22].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's author name string is recorded as R. Alexander[23].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's amended by is recorded as RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks — amended by (P2567): RFC 9008: Using RPI Option Type, Routing Header for Source Routes, and IPv6-in-IPv6 Encapsulation in the RPL Data Plane[24].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's amended by is recorded as RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks — amended by (P2567): RFC 9010: Routing for RPL (Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks) Leaves[25].
  • RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's amended by is recorded as RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks — amended by (P2567): RFC 9685: Listener Subscription for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast and Anycast Addresses[26].

Body

Designation and Status

RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks's instance of is recorded as RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks — instance of (P31): Request for Comments[4].

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