"6LoWPAN is an acronym of IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks.[1] 6LoWPAN is the name of a concluded working group in the Internet area of the IETF.[2]
The 6LoWPAN concept originated from the idea that "the Internet
Protocol could and should be applied even to the smallest devices,"[3] and that low-power devices with limited processing capabilities should be able to participate in the Internet of Things.[4]
The 6LoWPAN group has defined encapsulation and header compression
mechanisms that allow IPv6 packets to be sent and received over IEEE 802.15.4 based networks. IPv4 and IPv6 are the work horses for data delivery for local-area networks, metropolitan area networks, and wide-area networks
such as the Internet. Likewise, IEEE 802.15.4 devices provide sensing
communication-ability in the wireless domain. The inherent natures of
the two networks though, are different.
The base specification developed by the 6LoWPAN IETF group is RFC 4944 (updated by RFC 6282 with header compression, and by RFC 6775 with neighbor discovery optimizations). The problem statement document is RFC 4919. IPv6 over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is defined in RFC 7668.
The target for IP networking for low-power radio communication is applications that need wireless internet connectivity at lower data rates
for devices with very limited form factor. An example is automation and
entertainment applications in home, office and factory environments.
The header compression mechanisms standardized in RFC6282 can be used to
provide header compression of IPv6 packets over such networks.
IPv6 is also in use on the smart grid
enabling smart meters and other devices to build a micro mesh network
before sending the data back to the billing system using the IPv6
backbone. Some of these networks run over IEEE 802.15.4 radios, and
therefore use the header compression and fragmentation as specified by
RFC6282.
Thread is an effort of over 50 companies to standardize on a closed-documentation,[5] royalty-free protocol running over 6LoWPAN to enable home automation. It is to be launched in the second half of 2015.[6] The protocol will most directly compete with Z-Wave and Zigbee IP."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6LoWPAN
https://archive.fosdem.org/2016/schedule/event/deviot08/
http://wpan.cakelab.org/
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