The low- power variant of Bluetooth has been standardized since revision 4.0 of the Bluetooth specifications, although version 4.1 or newer is required for IPv6. This document describes how IPv6 is transported over Bluetooth low energy using IPv6 over Low-power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) techniques.
LoWPAN encapsulation as defined in RFC 4944 has been updated by [RFC6282], and may be extended and modified by future IETF Standards. The intended Layer 2 technology for IPv6 datagrams using LoWPAN encapsulation as originally defined is [IEEE.802.15.4_2011], which does not provide for a protocol switch in its Layer 2 headers.
This document discusses how a number of privacy threats apply to technologies designed for IPv6 over various link-layer protocols, and it provides advice to protocol designers on how to address such threats in adaptation-layer specifications for IPv6 over such links.
RFC 6282 modifies the value of the ESC dispatch type and that value is recorded in IANA registry [IANA-6LoWPAN]. However, the octets and usage following the ESC dispatch type are not defined in either [RFC4944] or [RFC6282]. In recent years with 6LoWPAN deployments, implementations and standards organizations have started using the ESC extension octets. This highlights the need for an updated IANA registration policy.
This document defines the new "ESC Extension Types" registry and the ESC extension octets for future applications. In addition, this document records the ITU-T specification for ESC dispatch octet code points as an existing known usage.
This document specifies how to map IPv6 over DECT ULE inspired by [RFC4944], [RFC6282], [RFC6775], and [RFC7668].
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) Ultra Low Energy (ULE) is a low-power air interface technology that is proposed by the DECT Forum and is defined and specified by ETSI. The DECT air interface technology has been used worldwide in communication devices for more than 20 years. It has primarily been used to carry voice for cordless telephony but has also been deployed for data-centric services.
Master-Slave/Token-Passing (MS/TP) is a medium access control method for the RS-485 physical layer and is used primarily in building automation networks. This specification defines the frame format for transmission of IPv6 packets and the method of forming link-local and statelessly autoconfigured IPv6 addresses on MS/TP networks.
CoRE provides a framework for resource-oriented applications intended to run on constrained IP networks. Such networks have limited packet sizes, may exhibit a high degree of packet loss, and may have a substantial number of devices that may be powered off at any point in time but periodically "wake up" for brief periods of time.
