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RFC 7400: 6LoWPAN-GHC: Generic Header Compression for IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs)

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RFC 6282 defines header compression in 6LoWPAN packets (where "6LoWPAN" refers to "IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network"). The present document specifies a simple addition that enables the compression of generic headers and header-like payloads, without a need to define a new header compression scheme for each such new header or header-like payload.

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Document ID
RFC7400
Published
November 2014
Authors
C. Bormann
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
24
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