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RFC 6553: The Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) Option for Carrying RPL Information in Data-Plane Datagrams

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The Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) includes routing information in data-plane datagrams to quickly identify inconsistencies in the routing topology. This document describes the RPL Option for use among RPL routers to include such routing information. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC6553
Published
March 2012
Authors
J. Hui; JP. Vasseur
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
9
Also known as
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Updated by:
RFC 9008, RFC 9685, RFC 9914

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