RFC 6551: Routing Metrics Used for Path Calculation in Low-Power and Lossy Networks

Low-Power and Lossy Networks (LLNs) have unique characteristics compared with traditional wired and ad hoc networks that require the specification of new…

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Outgoing relationships (12 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 5226: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Normative reference — RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks
Informative reference — RFC 3209: RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels
Informative reference — RFC 2328: OSPF Version 2
Informative reference — RFC 1195: Use of OSI IS-IS for routing in TCP/IP and dual environments
Informative reference — RFC 2702: Requirements for Traffic Engineering Over MPLS
Informative reference — RFC 5673: Industrial Routing Requirements in Low-Power and Lossy Networks
Informative reference — RFC 5826: Home Automation Routing Requirements in Low-Power and Lossy Networks
Informative reference — RFC 5867: Building Automation Routing Requirements in Low-Power and Lossy Networks
Informative reference — RFC 5548: Routing Requirements for Urban Low-Power and Lossy Networks
Informative reference — RFC 6552: Objective Function Zero for the Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL)

Incoming relationships (12 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6997: Reactive Discovery of Point-to-Point Routes in Low-Power and Lossy Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8994: An Autonomic Control Plane (ACP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6719: The Minimum Rank with Hysteresis Objective Function
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8352: Energy-Efficient Features of Internet of Things Protocols
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8180: Minimal IPv6 over the TSCH Mode of IEEE 802.15.4e (6TiSCH) Configuration
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9854: AODV-RPL: The Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) Based on Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) Routing
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6552: Objective Function Zero for the Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6998: A Mechanism to Measure the Routing Metrics along a Point-to-Point Route in a Low-Power and Lossy Network
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6687: Performance Evaluation of the Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9912: Reliable and Available Wireless (RAW) Architecture
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9913: Reliable and Available Wireless (RAW) Technologies