IPv6 Low Power Personal Area Network Parameters
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- 2007-05-02
- Last Updated
- 2025-03-19
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Registries Included Below
- Dispatch Type Field
- Short Address Fields
- LOWPAN_NHC Header Type
- ESC Extension Types
- Critical 6LoWPAN Routing Header Type
- Elective 6LoWPAN Routing Header Type
Dispatch Type Field
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Specification Required
- Expert(s)
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Carles Gomez, Shwetha Bhandari, Pascal Thubert (secondary expert)
- Reference
- [RFC4944][RFC8025]
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Bit Pattern | Page | Header Type | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 xxxxxx | 0 | NALP | [RFC4944][RFC8025] |
| 00 xxxxxx | 1-13 | Unassigned | |
| 00 000000 | 14 | Uncompressed NDN Interest messages | [RFC9139] |
| 00 000001 through 00 001111 | 14 | Unassigned | |
| 00 01xxxx | 14 | Compressed NDN Interest messages | [RFC9139] |
| 00 100000 | 14 | Uncompressed NDN Data messages | [RFC9139] |
| 00 100001 through 00 101111 | 14 | Unassigned | |
| 00 11xxxx | 14 | Compressed NDN Data messages | [RFC9139] |
| 00 xxxxxx | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 01 000000 | 0 | ESC | [RFC6282] |
| 01 000000 | 1-13 | Unassigned | |
| 01 000000 | 14 | Uncompressed CCNx Interest messages | [RFC9139] |
| 01 000000 | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 01 000001 | 0 | IPv6 - uncompressed IPv6 Addresses | [RFC4944][RFC8025] |
| 01 000001 | 1-14 | Unassigned | |
| 01 000001 | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 01 000010 | 0 | LOWPAN_HC1 - LOWPAN_HC1 compressed IPv6 | [RFC4944][RFC8025] |
| 01 000010 | 1-14 | Unassigned | |
| 01 000010 | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 01 000011 | 0 | LOWPAN_DFF | [RFC6971][RFC8025] |
| 01 000011 | 1-14 | Unassigned | |
| 01 000011 | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 01 000100 through 01 001111 | 0-14 | Unassigned | |
| 01 000100 through 01 001111 | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 01 010000 | 0 | LOWPAN_BC0 - LOWPAN_BC0 broadcast | [RFC4944][RFC8025] |
| 01 010000 | 1-13 | Unassigned | |
| 01 01xxxx | 14 | Compressed CCNx Interest messages | [RFC9139] |
| 01 010000 | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 01 010001 through 01 011111 | 0-13 | Unassigned | |
| 01 010001 through 01 011111 | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 01 1xxxxx | 0-1 | LOWPAN_IPHC | [RFC6282][RFC8025] |
| 01 1xxxxx | 2-13 | Unassigned | |
| 01 100000 | 14 | Uncompressed CCNx Content Object messages | [RFC9139] |
| 01 100001 through 01 101111 | 14 | Unassigned | |
| 01 11xxxx | 14 | Compressed CCNx Content Object messages | [RFC9139] |
| 01 1xxxxx | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 10 xxxxxx | 0 | MESH - Mesh header | [RFC4944][RFC8025] |
| 10 0xxxxx | 1 | for Critical 6LoWPAN Routing Headers | [RFC8138] |
| 10 1xxxxx | 1 | for Elective 6LoWPAN Routing Headers | [RFC8138] |
| 10 xxxxxx | 2-14 | Unassigned | |
| 10 xxxxxx | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 11 000xxx | 0 | FRAG1 -- Fragmentation Header (first) | [RFC4944][RFC8025] |
| 11 000xxx | 1-14 | Unassigned | |
| 11 000xxx | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 11 001000 through 11 011111 | 0-14 | Unassigned | |
| 11 001000 through 11 011111 | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 11 100xxx | 0 | FRAGN -- Fragmentation Header (subsequent) | [RFC4944][RFC8025] |
| 11 100xxx | 1-14 | Unassigned | |
| 11 100xxx | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 11 10100x | 0 | RFRAG - Recoverable Fragment | [RFC8931] |
| 11 10100x | 1-14 | Unassigned | |
| 11 10100x | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 11 10101x | 0 | RFRAG-ACK - RFRAG Acknowledgment | [RFC8931] |
| 11 10101x | 1-14 | Unassigned | |
| 11 10101x | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 11 101100 through 11 101111 | 0-14 | Unassigned | |
| 11 101100 through 11 101111 | 15 | Reserved for Experimental Use | [RFC8025] |
| 11 11xxxx | 0-15 | Page switch | [RFC8025] |
Short Address Fields
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Specification Required
- Expert(s)
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Carles Gomez
- Reference
- [RFC4944]
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Address Range | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0000000000000000 to 0111111111111111 | unicast addresses | |
| 1000000000000000 to 1001111111111111 | multicast addresses | |
| 1010000000000000 to 1011111111111111 | reserved for future assignment | |
| 1100000000000000 to 1101111111111111 | reserved for future assignment | |
| 1110000000000000 to 1111111111111100 | reserved for future assignment | |
| 1111111111111110 | defined in IEEE 802.15.4 ("unassigned" short address) | |
| 1111111111111111 | defined in IEEE 802.15.4 (broadcast address) |
LOWPAN_NHC Header Type
- Registration Procedure(s)
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IETF Review
- Reference
- [RFC6282]
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Value | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 00000000 to 10101111 | Unassigned | |
| 10110EEN | Extension header GHC | [RFC7400] |
| 10111000 to 11001111 | Unassigned | |
| 11010CPP | UDP GHC | [RFC7400] |
| 11011000 to 11011110 | Unassigned | |
| 11011111 | ICMPv6 GHC | [RFC7400] |
| 1110000N | IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Options Header | [RFC6282] |
| 1110001N | IPv6 Routing Header | [RFC6282] |
| 1110010N | IPv6 Fragment Header | [RFC6282] |
| 1110011N | IPv6 Destinations Options Header | [RFC6282] |
| 1110100N | IPv6 Mobility Header | [RFC6282] |
| 1110101N | Reserved for future extension headers | [RFC6282] |
| 1110110N | Reserved for future extension headers | [RFC6282] |
| 1110111N | IPv6 Header | [RFC6282] |
| 11110CPP | UDP Header | [RFC6282] |
| 11111000 to 11111110 | Unassigned | |
| 11111111 | Unassigned, reserved for extensions | [RFC6282] |
ESC Extension Types
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Specification Required
- Expert(s)
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Shwetha Bhandari
- Reference
- [RFC8066]
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Value | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | [RFC8066] |
| 1-31 | Used by ITU-T G.9903 G.9905 Command IDs | [ITU-T G.9903][ITU-T G.9905] |
| 32-254 | Unassigned | |
| 255 | Reserved | [RFC8066] |
Critical 6LoWPAN Routing Header Type
- Registration Procedure(s)
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RFC Required
- Reference
- [RFC8138]
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Value | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | SRH-6LoRH | [RFC8138] |
| 5 | RPI-6LoRH | [RFC8138] |
| 6-7 | Unassigned | |
| 8 | P-RPI-6LoRH | [RFC-ietf-roll-dao-projection-40] |
| 9-255 | Unassigned |
Elective 6LoWPAN Routing Header Type
- Registration Procedure(s)
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RFC Required
- Reference
- [RFC8138]
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Value | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0-5 | Unassigned | |
| 6 | IP-in-IP-6LoRH | [RFC8138] |
| 7 | Deadline-6LoRHE | [RFC9034] |
| 8 | P-RPI-6LoRH | [RFC-ietf-roll-dao-projection-40] |
| 9-255 | Unassigned |