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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                            E. KimRequest for Comments: 6606                                          ETRICategory: Informational                                        D. KasparISSN: 2070-1721                               Simula Research Laboratory                                                                C. Gomez                     Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya/Fundacio i2CAT                                                              C. Bormann                                                 Universitaet Bremen TZI                                                                May 2012Problem Statement and Requirements forIPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) RoutingAbstract   IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs) are   formed by devices that are compatible with the IEEE 802.15.4   standard.  However, neither the IEEE 802.15.4 standard nor the   6LoWPAN format specification defines how mesh topologies could be   obtained and maintained.  Thus, it should be considered how 6LoWPAN   formation and multi-hop routing could be supported.   This document provides the problem statement and design space for   6LoWPAN routing.  It defines the routing requirements for 6LoWPANs,   considering the low-power and other particular characteristics of the   devices and links.  The purpose of this document is not to recommend   specific solutions but to provide general, layer-agnostic guidelines   about the design of 6LoWPAN routing that can lead to further analysis   and protocol design.  This document is intended as input to groups   working on routing protocols relevant to 6LoWPANs, such as the IETF   ROLL WG.Status of This Memo   This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is   published for informational purposes.   This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force   (IETF).  It represents the consensus of the IETF community.  It has   received public review and has been approved for publication by the   Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).  Not all documents   approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet   Standard; seeSection 2 of RFC 5741.   Information about the current status of this document, any errata,   and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained athttp://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6606.Kim, et al.                   Informational                     [Page 1]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012Copyright Notice   Copyright (c) 2012 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the   document authors.  All rights reserved.   This document is subject toBCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal   Provisions Relating to IETF Documents   (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of   publication of this document.  Please review these documents   carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect   to this document.  Code Components extracted from this document must   include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of   the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as   described in the Simplified BSD License.Table of Contents1. Problem Statement ...............................................22. Terminology .....................................................53. Design Space ....................................................53.1. Reference Network Model ....................................64. Scenario Considerations and Parameters for 6LoWPAN Routing ......85. 6LoWPAN Routing Requirements ...................................135.1. Support of 6LoWPAN Device Properties ......................135.2. Support of 6LoWPAN Link Properties ........................155.3. Support of 6LoWPAN Characteristics ........................185.4. Support of Security .......................................225.5. Support of Mesh-Under Forwarding ..........................255.6. Support of Management .....................................266. Security Considerations ........................................277. Acknowledgments ................................................278. References .....................................................288.1. Normative References ......................................288.2. Informative References ....................................291.  Problem Statement   6LoWPANs are formed by devices that are compatible with the   IEEE 802.15.4 standard [IEEE802.15.4].  Most of the LoWPAN devices   are distinguished by their low bandwidth, short range, scarce memory   capacity, limited processing capability, and other attributes of   inexpensive hardware.  The characteristics of nodes participating in   LoWPANs are assumed to be those described in the 6LoWPAN problem   statement [RFC4919], and in the IPv6 over IEEE 802.15.4 document   [RFC4944], which has specified how to carry IPv6 packets over   IEEE 802.15.4 and similar networks.  Whereas IEEE 802.15.4   distinguishes two types of devices called full-function devices   (FFDs) and reduced-function devices (RFDs), this distinction is basedKim, et al.                   Informational                     [Page 2]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012   on some features of the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer that are   not always in use.  Hence, the distinction is not made in this   document.  Nevertheless, some 6LoWPAN nodes may limit themselves to   the role of hosts only, whereas other 6LoWPAN nodes may take part in   routing.  This host/ router distinction can correlate with the   processing and storage capabilities of the device and power available   in a similar way to the idea of RFDs and FFDs.   IEEE 802.15.4 networks support star and mesh topologies.  However,   neither the IEEE 802.15.4 standard nor the 6LoWPAN format   specification ([RFC4944]) define how mesh topologies could be   obtained and maintained.  Thus, 6LoWPAN formation and multi-hop   routing can be supported either below the IP layer (the adaptation   layer or Logical Link Control (LLC)) or the IP layer.  (Note that in   the IETF, the term "routing" usually, but not always [RFC5556],   refers exclusively to the formation of paths and the forwarding at   the IP layer.  In this document, we distinguish the layer at which   these services are performed by the terms "route-over" and   "mesh-under".  See Sections2 and3.)  A number of IP routing   protocols have been developed in various IETF working groups.   However, these existing routing protocols may not satisfy the   requirements of multi-hop routing in 6LoWPANs, for the following   reasons:   o  6LoWPAN nodes have special types and roles, such as nodes drawing      their power from primary batteries, power-affluent nodes,      mains-powered and high-performance gateways, data aggregators,      etc.  6LoWPAN routing protocols should support multiple device      types and roles.   o  More stringent requirements apply to LoWPANs, as opposed to      higher-performance or non-battery-operated networks.  6LoWPAN      nodes are characterized by small memory sizes and low processing      power, and they run on very limited power supplied by primary      non-rechargeable batteries (a few KB of RAM, a few dozen KB of      ROM/ flash memory, and a few MHz of CPU is typical).  A node's      lifetime is usually defined by the lifetime of its battery.   o  Handling sleeping nodes is very critical in LoWPANs, more so than      in traditional ad hoc networks.  LoWPAN nodes might stay in sleep      mode most of the time.  Taking advantage of appropriate times for      transmissions is important for efficient packet forwarding.   o  Routing in 6LoWPANs might possibly translate to a simpler problem      than routing in higher-performance networks.  LoWPANs might be      either transit networks or stub networks.  Under the assumption      that LoWPANs are never transit networks (as implied by [RFC4944]),Kim, et al.                   Informational                     [Page 3]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012      routing protocols may be drastically simplified.  This document      will focus on the requirements for stub networks.  Additional      requirements may apply to transit networks.   o  Routing in LoWPANs might possibly translate to a harder problem      than routing in higher-performance networks.  Routing in LoWPANs      requires power optimization, stable operation in lossy      environments, etc.  These requirements are not easily satisfiable      all at once [ROLL-PROTOCOLS].   These properties create new challenges for the design of routing   within LoWPANs.   The 6LoWPAN problem statement [RFC4919] briefly mentions four   requirements for routing protocols:      (a) low overhead on data packets      (b) low routing overhead      (c) minimal memory and computation requirements      (d) support for sleeping nodes (consideration of battery savings)   These four high-level requirements describe the basic requirements   for 6LoWPAN routing.  Based on the fundamental features of 6LoWPANs,   more detailed routing requirements, which can lead to further   analysis and protocol design, are presented in this document.   Considering the problems above, detailed 6LoWPAN routing requirements   must be defined.  Application-specific features affect the design of   6LoWPAN routing requirements and corresponding solutions.  However,   various applications can be profiled by similar technical   characteristics, although the related detailed requirements might   differ (e.g., a few dozen nodes in a home lighting system need   appropriate scalability for the system's applications, while millions   of nodes for a highway infrastructure system also need appropriate   scalability).   This routing requirements document states the routing requirements of   6LoWPAN applications in general, providing examples for different   cases of routing.  It does not imply that a single routing solution   will be favorable for all 6LoWPAN applications, and there is no   requirement for different routing protocols to run simultaneously.Kim, et al.                   Informational                     [Page 4]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 20122.  Terminology   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this   document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].   Readers are expected to be familiar with all the terms and concepts   that are discussed in "IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area   Networks (6LoWPANs): Overview, Assumptions, Problem Statement, and   Goals" [RFC4919] and "Transmission of IPv6 Packets over IEEE 802.15.4   Networks" [RFC4944].   This specification makes use of the terminology defined in   [6LoWPAN-ND].3.  Design Space   Apart from a wide variety of conceivable routing algorithms for   6LoWPANs, it is possible to perform routing in the IP layer (using a   route-over approach) or below IP, as defined by the 6LoWPAN format   document [RFC4944] (using the mesh-under approach).  See Figure 1.   The route-over approach relies on IP routing and therefore supports   routing over possibly various types of interconnected links.   Note: The ROLL WG is now working on route-over approaches for   Low-power and Lossy Networks (LLNs), not specifically for 6LoWPANs.   This document focuses on 6LoWPAN-specific requirements; it may be   used in conjunction with the more application-oriented requirements   defined by the ROLL WG.   The mesh-under approach performs the multi-hop communication below   the IP link.  The most significant consequence of the mesh-under   mechanism is that the characteristics of IEEE 802.15.4 directly   affect the 6LoWPAN routing mechanisms, including the use of 64-bit   (or 16-bit short) link-layer addresses instead of IP addresses.  A   6LoWPAN would therefore be seen as a single IP link.   Most statements in this document consider both the route-over and   mesh-under cases.Kim, et al.                   Informational                     [Page 5]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012   Figure 1 shows the place of 6LoWPAN routing in the entire network   stack.    +---------------------------+  +-----------------------------+    |      Application Layer    |  |      Application Layer      |    +---------------------------+  +-----------------------------+    | Transport Layer (TCP/UDP) |  |  Transport Layer (TCP/UDP)  |    +---------------------------+  +-----------------------------+    |     Network Layer (IPv6)  |  |  Network       +---------+  |    +---------------------------+  |  Layer         | Routing |  |    |  6LoWPAN                  |  |  (IPv6)        +---------+  |    |  Adaptation               |  +-----------------------------+    |  Layer       +----------+ |  |  6LoWPAN Adaptation Layer   |    +--------------| Routing* |-+  +-----------------------------+    | 802.15.4 MAC +----------+ |  |        802.15.4 MAC         |    +---------------------------+  +-----------------------------+    |         802.15.4 PHY      |  |        802.15.4 PHY         |    +---------------------------+  +-----------------------------+     * Here, "Routing" is not equivalent to IP routing,       but includes the functionalities of path computation and       forwarding under the IP layer.       The term "Routing" is used in the figure in order to       illustrate which layer handles path computation and       packet forwarding in mesh-under as compared to route-over.    Figure 1: Mesh-Under Routing (Left) and Route-Over Routing (Right)   In order to avoid packet fragmentation and the overhead for   reassembly, routing packets should fit into a single IEEE 802.15.4   physical frame, and application data should not be expanded to an   extent that they no longer fit.3.1.  Reference Network Model   For multi-hop communication in 6LoWPANs, when a route-over mechanism   is in use, all routers (i.e., 6LoWPAN Border Routers (6LBRs) and   6LoWPAN Routers (6LRs)) perform IP routing within the stub network   (see Figure 2).  In this case, the link-local scope covers the set of   nodes within symmetric radio range of a node.   When a LoWPAN follows the mesh-under configuration, the 6LBR is the   only IPv6 router in the LoWPAN (see Figure 3).  This means that the   IPv6 link-local scope includes all nodes in the LoWPAN.  For this, a   mesh-under mechanism MUST be provided to support multi-hop   transmission.Kim, et al.                   Informational                     [Page 6]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012        h   h       /    |                     6LBR: 6LoWPAN Border Router   6LBR -- 6LR --- 6LR --- h       6LR: 6LoWPAN Router           / \                       h: Host          h  6LR --- h              |             / \          6LR - 6LR -- h                Figure 2: An Example of a Route-Over LoWPAN        h   h       /    |                    6LBR: 6LoWPAN Border Router   6LBR --- m --- m --- h           m: mesh-under forwarder           / \                      h: Host          h   m --- h              |             / \            m - m -- h                Figure 3: An Example of a Mesh-Under LoWPAN   Note than in both mesh-under and route-over networks, there is no   expectation of topologically based address assignment in the 6LoWPAN.   Instead, addresses are typically assigned based on the EUI-64   addresses assigned at manufacturing time to nodes, or based on a   (from a topological point of view) more or less random process   assigning 16-bit MAC addresses to individual nodes.  Within a   6LoWPAN, there is therefore no opportunity for aggregation or   summarization of IPv6 addresses beyond the sharing of (one or more)   common prefixes.   Not all devices that are within radio range of each other need to be   part of the same LoWPAN.  When multiple LoWPANs are formed with   globally unique IPv6 addresses in the 6LoWPANs, and device (a) of   LoWPAN [A] wants to communicate with device (b) of LoWPAN [B], the   normal IPv6 mechanisms will be employed.  For route-over, the IPv6   address of (b) is set as the destination of the packets, and the   devices perform IP routing to the 6LBR for these outgoing packets.   For mesh-under, there is one IP hop from device (a) to the 6LBR of   [A], no matter how many radio hops they are apart from each other.   This, of course, assumes the existence of a mesh-under routing   protocol in order to reach the 6LBR.  Note that a default route to   the 6LBR could be inserted into the 6LoWPAN routing system for both   route-over and mesh-under.Kim, et al.                   Informational                     [Page 7]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 20124.  Scenario Considerations and Parameters for 6LoWPAN Routing   IP-based LoWPAN technology is still in its early stage of   development, but the range of conceivable usage scenarios is   tremendous.  The numerous possible applications of sensor networks   make it obvious that mesh topologies will be prevalent in LoWPAN   environments and robust routing will be a necessity for expedient   communication.  Research efforts in the area of sensor networking   have put forth a large variety of multi-hop routing algorithms   [Bulusu].  Most related work focuses on optimizing routing for   specific application scenarios, which can be realized using several   modes of communication, including the following [Watteyne]:   o  Flooding (in very small networks)   o  Hierarchical routing   o  Geographic routing   o  Self-organizing coordinate routing   Depending on the topology of a LoWPAN and the application(s) running   over it, different types of routing may be used.  However, this   document abstracts from application-specific communication and   describes general routing requirements valid for overall routing in   LoWPANs.   The following parameters can be used to describe specific scenarios   in which the candidate routing protocols could be evaluated.   a.  Network Properties:       *  Number of Devices, Density, and Network Diameter:          These parameters usually affect the routing state directly          (e.g., the number of entries in a routing table or neighbor          list).  Especially in large and dense networks, policies must          be applied for discarding "low-quality" and stale routing          entries in order to prevent memory overflow.       *  Connectivity:          Due to external factors or programmed disconnections, a LoWPAN          can be in several states of connectivity -- anything in the          range from "always connected" to "rarely connected".  This          poses great challenges to the dynamic discovery of routes          across a LoWPAN.Kim, et al.                   Informational                     [Page 8]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012       *  Dynamicity (including mobility):          Location changes can be induced by unpredictable external          factors or by controlled motion, which may in turn cause route          changes.  Also, nodes may dynamically be introduced into a          LoWPAN and removed from it later.  The routing state and the          volume of control messages may heavily depend on the number of          moving nodes in a LoWPAN and their speed, as well as how          quickly and frequently environmental characteristics          influencing radio propagation change.       *  Deployment:          In a LoWPAN, it is possible for nodes to be scattered randomly          or to be deployed in an organized manner.  The deployment can          occur at once, or as an iterative process, which may also          affect the routing state.       *  Spatial Distribution of Nodes and Gateways:          Network connectivity depends on the spatial distribution of          the nodes and on other factors, such as device number,          density, and transmission range.  For instance, nodes can be          placed on a grid, or randomly located in an area (as can be          modeled by a two-dimensional Poisson distribution), etc.          Assuming a random spatial distribution, an average of 7          neighbors per node are required for approximately 95% network          connectivity (10 neighbors per node are needed for 99%          connectivity) [Kuhn].  In addition, if the LoWPAN is connected          to other networks through infrastructure nodes called          gateways, the number and spatial distribution of these          gateways affect network congestion and available data rate,          among other things.       *  Traffic Patterns, Topology, and Applications:          The design of a LoWPAN and the requirements for its          application have a big impact on the network topology and the          most efficient routing type to be used.  For different traffic          patterns (point-to-point, multipoint-to-point, point-to-          multipoint) and network architectures, various routing          mechanisms have been developed, such as data-centric, event-          driven, address-centric, and geographic routing.       *  Classes of Service:          For mixing applications of different criticality on one          LoWPAN, support of multiple classes of service may be required          in resource-constrained LoWPANs and may require a new routing          protocol functionality.Kim, et al.                   Informational                     [Page 9]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012       *  Security:          LoWPANs may carry sensitive information and require a high          level of security support where the availability, integrity,          and confidentiality of data are of prime relevance.  Secured          messages cause overhead and affect the power consumption of          LoWPAN routing protocols.   b.  Node Parameters:       *  Processing Speed and Memory Size:          These basic parameters define the maximum size of the routing          state and the maximum complexity of its processing.  LoWPAN          nodes may have different performance characteristics, queuing          strategies, and queue buffer sizes.       *  Power Consumption and Power Source:          The number of battery- and mains-powered nodes and their          positions in the topology created by them in a LoWPAN affect          routing protocols in their selection of paths that optimize          network lifetime.       *  Transmission Range:          This parameter affects routing.  For example, a high          transmission range may cause a dense network, which in turn          results in more direct neighbors of a node, higher          connectivity, and a larger routing state.       *  Traffic Pattern:          This parameter affects routing, since highly loaded nodes          (either because they are the source of packets to be          transmitted or due to forwarding) may contribute to higher          delivery delays and may consume more energy than lightly          loaded nodes.  This applies to both data packets and routing          control messages.Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 10]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012   c.  Link Parameters:       This section discusses link parameters that apply to       IEEE 802.15.4 legacy mode (i.e., not making use of improved       modulation schemes).       *  Throughput:          The maximum user data throughput of a bulk data transmission          between a single sender and a single receiver through an          unslotted IEEE 802.15.4 2.4 GHz channel in ideal conditions is          as follows [Latre]:          +  16-bit MAC addresses, unreliable mode: 151.6 kbit/s          +  16-bit MAC addresses, reliable mode: 139.0 kbit/s          +  64-bit MAC addresses, unreliable mode: 135.6 kbit/s          +  64-bit MAC addresses, reliable mode: 124.4 kbit/s          Throughput for the 915 MHz band is as follows:          +  16-bit MAC addresses, unreliable mode: 31.1 kbit/s          +  16-bit MAC addresses, reliable mode: 28.6 kbit/s          +  64-bit MAC addresses, unreliable mode: 27.8 kbit/s          +  64-bit MAC addresses, reliable mode: 25.6 kbit/s          Throughput for the 868 MHz band is as follows:          +  16-bit MAC addresses, unreliable mode: 15.5 kbit/s          +  16-bit MAC addresses, reliable mode: 14.3 kbit/s          +  64-bit MAC addresses, unreliable mode: 13.9 kbit/s          +  64-bit MAC addresses, reliable mode: 12.8 kbit/sKim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 11]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012       *  Latency:          Latency ranges -- depending on payload size -- of a frame          transmission between a single sender and a single receiver          through an unslotted IEEE 802.15.4 2.4 GHz channel in ideal          conditions are as shown below [Latre].  For unreliable mode,          the actual latency is provided.  For reliable mode, the round-          trip time, including transmission of a Layer-2 acknowledgment,          is provided:          +  16-bit MAC addresses, unreliable mode: [1.92 ms, 6.02 ms]          +  16-bit MAC addresses, reliable mode: [2.46 ms, 6.56 ms]          +  64-bit MAC addresses, unreliable mode: [2.75 ms, 6.02 ms]          +  64-bit MAC addresses, reliable mode: [3.30 ms, 6.56 ms]          Latency ranges for the 915 MHz band are as follows:          +  16-bit MAC addresses, unreliable mode: [5.85 ms, 29.35 ms]          +  16-bit MAC addresses, reliable mode: [8.35 ms, 31.85 ms]          +  64-bit MAC addresses, unreliable mode: [8.95 ms, 29.35 ms]          +  64-bit MAC addresses, reliable mode: [11.45 ms, 31.82 ms]          Latency ranges for the 868 MHz band are as follows:          +  16-bit MAC addresses, unreliable mode: [11.7 ms, 58.7 ms]          +  16-bit MAC addresses, reliable mode: [16.7 ms, 63.7 ms]          +  64-bit MAC addresses, unreliable mode: [17.9 ms, 58.7 ms]          +  64-bit MAC addresses, reliable mode: [22.9 ms, 63.7 ms]   Note that some of the parameters presented in this section may be   used as link or node evaluation metrics.  However, multi-criteria   routing may be too expensive for 6LoWPAN nodes.  Rather, various   single-criteria metrics are available and can be selected to suit the   environment or application.Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 12]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 20125.  6LoWPAN Routing Requirements   This section defines a list of requirements for 6LoWPAN routing.  An   important design property specific to low-power networks is that   LoWPANs have to support multiple device types and roles, such as   o  host nodes drawing their power from primary batteries or using      energy harvesting (sometimes called "power-constrained nodes")   o  mains-powered host nodes (an example of what we call "power-      affluent nodes")   o  power-affluent (but not necessarily mains-powered) high-      performance gateway(s)   o  nodes with various functionality (data aggregators, relays, local      manager/coordinators, etc.)   Due to these different device types and roles, LoWPANs need to   consider the following two primary attributes:   o  Power conservation: some devices are mains-powered, but many are      battery-operated and need to last several months to a few years      with a single AA battery.  Many devices are mains-powered most of      the time but still need to function on batteries for possibly      extended periods (e.g., on a construction site before building      power is switched on for the first time).   o  Low performance: tiny devices, small memory sizes, low-performance      processors, low bandwidth, high loss rates, etc.   These fundamental attributes of LoWPANs affect the design of routing   solutions.  Whether existing routing specifications are simplified   and modified, or new solutions are introduced in order to fit the   low-power requirements of LoWPANs, they need to meet the requirements   described below.5.1.  Support of 6LoWPAN Device Properties   The general objectives listed in this section should be met by   6LoWPAN routing protocols.  The importance of each requirement is   dependent on what node type the protocol is running on and what the   role of the node is.  The following requirements consider the   presence of battery-powered nodes in LoWPANs.Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 13]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012   [R01] 6LoWPAN routing protocols SHOULD allow implementation with   small code size and require low routing state to fit the typical   6LoWPAN node capacity.  Generally speaking, the code size is bounded   by available flash memory size, and the routing table is bounded by   RAM size, possibly limiting it to less than 32 entries.      The RAM size of LoWPAN nodes often ranges between 4 KB and 10 KB      (2 KB minimum), and program flash memory normally consists of 48      KB to 128 KB.  (For example, in the current market, MICAz has 128      KB program flash, 4 KB EEPROM, and 512 KB external flash ROM;      TIP700CM has 48 KB program flash, 10 KB RAM, and 1 MB external      flash ROM.)      Due to these hardware restrictions, code SHOULD fit within a small      memory size -- no more than 48 KB to 128 KB of flash memory,      including at least a few tens of KB of application code size.  (As      a general observation, a routing protocol of low complexity may      help achieve the goal of reducing power consumption, improves      robustness, requires lower routing state, is easier to analyze,      and may be less prone to security attacks.)      In addition, operation with limited amounts of routing state (such      as routing tables and neighbor lists) SHOULD be maintained, since      some typical memory sizes preclude storing state of a large number      of nodes.  For instance, industrial monitoring applications may      need to support a maximum of 20 hops [RFC5673].  Small networks      can be designed to support a smaller number of hops.  While the      need for this is highly dependent on the network architecture,      there should be at least one mode of operation that can function      with 32 forwarding entries or less.   [R02] 6LoWPAN routing protocols SHOULD cause minimal power   consumption by efficiently using control packets (e.g., minimizing   expensive IP multicast, which causes link broadcast to the entire   LoWPAN) and by efficiently routing data packets.      One way of optimizing battery lifetime is by achieving a minimal      control message overhead.  Compared to such functions as      computational operations or taking sensor samples, radio      communication is by far the dominant factor of power consumption      [Doherty].  Power consumption of transmission and/or reception      depends linearly on the length of data units and on the frequency      of transmission and reception of the data units [Shih].      The energy consumption of two example radio frequency (RF)      controllers for low-power nodes is shown in [Hill].  The TR1000      radio consumes 21 mW when transmitting at 0.75 mW, and 15 mW      during reception (with a receiver sensitivity of -85 dBm).  TheKim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 14]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012      CC1000 consumes 31.6 mW when transmitting at 0.75 mW, and 20 mW      during reception (with a receiver sensitivity of -105 dBm).  Power      endurance under the concept of an idealized power source is      explained in [Hill].  Based on the energy of an idealized AA      battery, the CC1000 can transmit for approximately 4 days straight      or receive for 9 consecutive days.  Note that availability for      reception consumes power as well.      As multicast may cause flooding in the LoWPAN, a 6LoWPAN routing      protocol SHOULD minimize the control cost by multicasting routing      packets.      Control cost of routing protocols in low-power and lossy networks      is discussed in more detail in [ROLL-PROTOCOLS].5.2.  Support of 6LoWPAN Link Properties   6LoWPAN links have the characteristics of low data rate and possibly   high loss rates.  The routing requirements described in this section   are derived from the link properties.   [R03] 6LoWPAN routing protocol control messages SHOULD NOT exceed a   single IEEE 802.15.4 frame size, in order to avoid packet   fragmentation and the overhead for reassembly.      In order to save energy, routing overhead should be minimized to      prevent fragmentation of frames.  Therefore, 6LoWPAN routing      should not cause packets to exceed the IEEE 802.15.4 frame size.      This reduces the energy required for transmission, avoids      unnecessary waste of bandwidth, and prevents the need for packet      reassembly.  The [IEEE802.15.4] standard specifies an MTU of      127 bytes, yielding about 80 octets of actual MAC payload with      security enabled, some of which is taken for the (typically      compressed) IP header [RFC6282].  Avoiding fragmentation at the      adaptation layer may imply the use of semantic fragmentation      and/or algorithms that can work on small increments of routing      information.   [R04] The design of routing protocols for LoWPANs must consider the   fact that packets are to be delivered with sufficient probability   according to application requirements.      Requirements for a successful end-to-end packet delivery ratio      (where delivery may be bounded within certain latency levels)      vary, depending on the application.  In industrial applications,      some non-critical monitoring applications may tolerate a      successful delivery ratio of less than 90% with hours of latency;Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 15]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012      in some other cases, a delivery ratio of 99.9% is required      [RFC5673].  In building automation applications, application-layer      errors must be below 0.01% [RFC5867].      Successful end-to-end delivery of packets in an IEEE 802.15.4 mesh      depends on the quality of the path selected by the routing      protocol and on the ability of the routing protocol to cope with      short-term and long-term quality variation.  The metric of the      routing protocol strongly influences performance of the routing      protocol in terms of delivery ratio.      The quality of a given path depends on the individual qualities of      the links (including the devices) that compose that path.      IEEE 802.15.4 settings affect the quality perceived at upper      layers.  In particular, in IEEE 802.15.4 reliable mode, if an      acknowledgment frame is not received after a given period, the      originator retries frame transmission up to a maximum number of      times.  If an acknowledgment frame is still not received by the      sender after performing the maximum number of transmission      attempts, the MAC layer assumes that the transmission has failed      and notifies the next higher layer of the failure.  Note that      excessive retransmissions may be detrimental; seeRFC 3819      [RFC3819].   [R05] The design of routing protocols for LoWPANs must consider the   latency requirements of applications and IEEE 802.15.4 link latency   characteristics.      Latency requirements may differ -- e.g., from a few hundred      milliseconds to minutes -- depending on the type of application.      Real-time building automation applications usually need response      times below 500 ms between egress and ingress, while forced-entry      security alerts must be routed to one or more fixed or mobile user      devices within 5 seconds [RFC5867].  Non-critical closed-loop      applications for industrial automation have latency requirements      that can be as low as 100 ms, but many control loops are tolerant      of latencies above 1 s [RFC5673].  In contrast, urban monitoring      applications allow latencies smaller than the typical intervals      used for reporting sensed information -- for instance, on the      order of seconds to minutes [RFC5548].      The range of latencies of a frame transmission between a single      sender and a single receiver through an ideal unslotted      IEEE 802.15.4 2.4 GHz channel is between 2.46 ms and 6.02 ms with      64-bit MAC addresses in unreliable mode, and between 2.20 ms and      6.56 ms with 64-bit MAC addresses in reliable mode.  The range of      latencies of the 868 MHz band is from 11.7 ms to 63.7 ms,      depending on the address type and mode used (reliable orKim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 16]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012      unreliable).  Note that the latencies may be larger than that,      depending on channel load, the MAC-layer settings, and the choice      of reliable or unreliable mode.  Note that MAC approaches other      than legacy 802.15.4 may be used (e.g., TDMA).  Duty cycling may      further affect latency (see [R08]).  Depending on the routing path      chosen and the network diameter, multiple hops may contribute to      the end-to-end latency that an application may experience.      Note that a tradeoff exists between [R05] and [R04].   [R06] 6LoWPAN routing protocols SHOULD be robust to dynamic loss   caused by link failure or device unavailability either in the short   term (approx. 30 ms) -- due to Received Signal Strength Indication   (RSSI) variation, interference variation, noise, and asynchrony -- or   in the long term, due to a depleted power source, hardware breakdown,   operating system misbehavior, etc.      An important trait of 6LoWPAN devices is their unreliability,      which can be due to limited system capabilities and possibly being      closely coupled to the physical world with all its unpredictable      variations.  In harsh environments, LoWPANs easily suffer from      link failure.  Collisions or link failures easily increase send      and receive queues and can lead to queue overflow and packet      losses.      For home applications, where users expect feedback after carrying      out certain actions (such as handling a remote control while      moving around), routing protocols must converge within 2 seconds      if the destination node of the packet has moved and must converge      within 0.5 seconds if only the sender has moved [RFC5826].  The      tolerance of the recovery time can vary, depending on the      application; however, the routing protocol must provide the      detection of short-term unavailability and long-term      disappearance.  The routing protocol has to exploit network      resources (e.g., path redundancy) to offer good network behavior      despite node failure.      Different routing protocols may exhibit different scaling      characteristics with respect to the recovery/convergence time and      the computational resources to achieve recovery after a      convergence; see also [R01] and [R10].Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 17]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012   [R07] 6LoWPAN routing protocols SHOULD be designed to correctly   operate in the presence of link asymmetry.      Link asymmetry occurs when the probability of successful      transmission between two nodes is significantly higher in one      direction than in the other.  This phenomenon has been reported in      a large number of experimental studies, and it is expected that      6LoWPANs will exhibit link asymmetry.5.3.  Support of 6LoWPAN Characteristics   6LoWPANs can be deployed in different sizes and topologies, adhere to   various models of mobility, be exposed to various levels of   interference, etc.  In any case, LoWPANs must maintain low energy   consumption.  The requirements described in this subsection are   derived from the network attributes of 6LoWPANs.   [R08] The design of 6LoWPAN routing protocols SHOULD take into   account that some nodes may be unresponsive during certain time   intervals, due to periodic hibernation.      Many nodes in LoWPAN environments might periodically hibernate      (i.e., disable their transceiver activity) in order to save      energy.  Therefore, routing protocols must ensure robust packet      delivery despite nodes frequently shutting off their radio      transmission interface.  Feedback from the lower IEEE 802.15.4      layer may be considered to enhance the power awareness of 6LoWPAN      routing protocols.      CC1000-based nodes must operate at a duty cycle of approximately      2% to survive for one year from an idealized AA battery power      source [Hill].  For home automation purposes, it is suggested that      the devices have to maximize the sleep phase with a duty cycle      lower than 1% [RFC5826], while in building automation      applications, batteries must be operational for at least 5 years      when the sensing devices are transmitting data (e.g., 64 bytes)      once per minute [RFC5867].      Depending on the application in use, packet rates may range from      one per second to one per day, or beyond.  Routing protocols may      take advantage of knowledge about the packet transmission rate and      utilize this information in calculating routing paths.  In many      IEEE 802.15.4 deployments, and in other wireless low-power      technologies, forwarders are mains-powered devices (and hence do      not need to sleep).  However, it cannot be assumed that all      forwarders are mains-powered.  A routing protocol that addresses      this case SHOULD provide a mode in which power consumption is a      metric.  In addition, using nodes in power-saving modes forKim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 18]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012      forwarding may increase delay and reduce the probability of packet      delivery, which in this case also should be available as an input      into the path computation.   [R09] The metric used by 6LoWPAN routing protocols SHOULD provide   some flexibility with respect to the inputs provided by the lower   layers and other measures to optimize path selection, considering   energy balance and link qualities.      In homes, buildings, or infrastructure, some nodes will be      installed with mains power.  Such power-installed nodes MUST be      considered as relay points for a prominent role in packet      delivery.  6LoWPAN routing protocols MUST know the power      constraints of the nodes.      Simple hop-count-only mechanisms may be inefficient in 6LoWPANs.      There is a Link Quality Indication (LQI) and/or RSSI from      IEEE 802.15.4 that may be taken into account for better metrics.      The metric to be used (and its goal) may depend on applications      and requirements.      The numbers in Figure 4 represent the Link Delivery Ratio (LDR) of      each pair of nodes.  There are studies that show a piecewise      linear dependence between the LQI and the LDR [Chen].                                     0.6                                  A-------C                                   \     /                                0.9 \   / 0.9                                     \ /                                      B                         Figure 4: An Example Network      In this simple example, there are two options in routing from      node A to node C, with the following features:      A.  Path AC:          +  (1/0.6) = 1.67 avg. transmissions needed for each packet             (confirmed link-layer delivery with retransmissions and             negligible ACK loss have been assumed)          +  one-hop pathKim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 19]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012          +  good energy consumption and end-to-end latency of data             packets, poor delivery ratio (0.6)          +  poor probability of route reconfigurations      B.  Path ABC:          +  (1/0.9)+(1/0.9) = 2.22 avg. transmissions needed for each             packet (under the same assumptions as above)          +  two-hop path          +  poor energy consumption and end-to-end latency of data             packets, good delivery ratio (0.81)      If energy consumption of the network must be minimized, path AC is      the best (this path would be chosen based on a hop-count metric).      However, if the delivery ratio in that case is not sufficient, the      best path is ABC (it would be chosen by an LQI-based metric).      Combinations of both metrics can be used.      The metric also affects the probability of route reconfiguration.      Route reconfiguration, which may be triggered by packet losses,      may require transmission of routing protocol messages.  It is      possible to use a metric aimed at selecting the path with a low      route reconfiguration rate by using the LQI as an input to the      metric.  Such a path has good properties, including stability and      low control message overhead.   Note that a tradeoff exists between [R09] and [R01].   [R10] 6LoWPAN routing protocols SHOULD be designed to achieve both   scalability -- from a few nodes to maybe millions of nodes -- and   minimal use of system resources.      A LoWPAN may consist of just a couple of nodes (for instance, in a      body-area network), but may also contain much higher numbers of      devices (e.g., monitoring of a city infrastructure or a highway).      For home automation applications, it is envisioned that the      routing protocol must support 250 devices in the network      [RFC5826], while routing protocols for metropolitan-scale sensor      networks must be capable of clustering a large number of sensing      nodes into regions containing on the order of 10^2 to 10^4 sensing      nodes each [RFC5548].  It is therefore necessary that routing      mechanisms are designed to be scalable for operation in networks      of various sizes.  However, due to a lack of memory size and      computational power, 6LoWPAN routing might limit forwarding      entries to a small number, such as a maximum of 32 routing tableKim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 20]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012      entries.  Particularly in large networks, the routing mechanism      MUST be designed in such a way that the number of routers is      smaller than the number of hosts.   [R11] The procedure of route repair and related control messages   SHOULD NOT harm overall energy consumption from the routing   protocols.      Local repair improves throughput and end-to-end latency,      especially in large networks.  Since routes are repaired quickly,      fewer data packets are dropped, and a smaller number of routing      protocol packet transmissions are needed, since routes can be      repaired without source-initiated route discovery [Lee].  One      important consideration here may be to avoid premature energy      depletion, even if that impairs other requirements.   [R12] 6LoWPAN routing protocols SHOULD allow for dynamically adaptive   topologies and mobile nodes.  When supporting dynamic topologies and   mobile nodes, route maintenance should keep in mind the goal of a   minimal routing state and routing protocol message overhead.      Topological node mobility may be the result of physical movement      and/or a changing radio environment, making it very likely that      mobility needs to be handled even in a network with physically      static nodes.  6LoWPANs do not make use of a separate protocol to      maintain connectivity to moving nodes but expects the routing      protocol to handle it.      In addition, some nodes may move from one 6LoWPAN to another and      are expected to become functional members of the latter 6LoWPAN in      a limited amount of time.      Building monitoring applications, for instance, have a number of      requirements with respect to recovery and settling time for      mobility that range between 5 and 20 seconds (Section 5.3.1 of      [RFC5867]).  For more interactive applications such as those used      in home automation systems, where users provide input and expect      instant feedback, mobility requirements are also stricter and, for      moves within a network, a convergence time below 0.5 seconds is      commonly required (Section 3.2 of [RFC5826]).  In industrial      environments, where mobile equipment (e.g., cranes) moves around,      the routing protocol needs to support vehicular speeds of up to      35 km/h [RFC5673].  Currently, 6LoWPANs are not normally being      used for such fast mobility, but dynamic association and      disassociation MUST be supported in 6LoWPANs.Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 21]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012      There are several challenges that should be addressed by a 6LoWPAN      routing protocol in order to create robust routing in dynamic      environments:      *  Mobile Nodes Changing Their Location inside a LoWPAN:         If the nodes' movement pattern is unknown, mobility cannot         easily be detected or distinguished by the routing protocols.         Mobile nodes can be treated as nodes that disappear and         reappear in another place.  The tracking of movement patterns         increases complexity and can be avoided by handling moving         nodes using reactive route updates.      *  Movement of a LoWPAN with Respect to Other (Inter)Connected         LoWPANs:         Within each stub network, (one or more) relatively powerful         gateway nodes (6LBRs) need to be configured to handle moving         LoWPANs.      *  Nodes Permanently Joining or Leaving the LoWPAN:         In order to ease routing table updates, reduce the size of         these updates, and minimize error control messages, nodes         leaving the network may announce their disassociation to the         closest edge router or to a specific node (if any) that takes         charge of local association and disassociation.   [R13] A 6LoWPAN routing protocol SHOULD support various traffic   patterns -- point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, and multipoint-to-   point -- while avoiding excessive multicast traffic in a LoWPAN.      6LoWPANs often have point-to-multipoint or multipoint-to-point      traffic patterns.  Many emerging applications include point-to-      point communication as well.  6LoWPAN routing protocols should be      designed with the consideration of forwarding packets from/to      multiple sources/destinations.  Current documents of the ROLL WG      explain that the workload or traffic pattern of use cases for      LoWPANs tends to be highly structured, unlike the any-to-any data      transfers that dominate typical client and server workloads.  In      many cases, exploiting such structure may simplify difficult      problems arising from resource constraints or variation in      connectivity.5.4.  Support of Security   The routing requirement described in this subsection allows secure   transmission of routing messages.  As in traditional networks,   routing mechanisms in 6LoWPANs present another window from which an   attacker might disrupt and significantly degrade the overall   performance of the 6LoWPAN.  Attacks against non-secure routing aimKim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 22]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012   mainly to contaminate WPANs with false routing information, resulting   in routing inconsistencies.  A malicious node can also snoop packets   and then launch replay attacks on the 6LoWPAN nodes.  These attacks   can cause harm, especially when the attacker is a high-power device,   such as a laptop.  It can also easily drain the batteries of 6LoWPAN   devices by sending broadcast messages, redirecting routes, etc.   [R14] 6LoWPAN routing protocols MUST support confidentiality,   authentication, and integrity services as required for secure   delivery of control messages.      A general set of requirements that may apply to these services can      be found in [KARP-THREATS].      Security is very important for designing robust routing protocols,      but it should not cause significant transmission overhead.  The      security aspect, however, seems to be a bit of a tradeoff in a      6LoWPAN, since security is always a costly function.  A 6LoWPAN      poses unique challenges to which traditional security techniques      cannot be applied directly.  For example, public key cryptography      primitives are typically avoided (as being too expensive), as are      relatively heavyweight conventional encryption methods.      Consequently, it becomes questionable whether the 6LoWPAN devices      can support IPsec as it is.  While [RFC6434] makes support of the      IPsec architecture a SHOULD for all IPv6 nodes, considering the      power constraints and limited processing capabilities of      IEEE 802.15.4-capable devices, IPsec is computationally expensive.      Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) messaging as described inRFC 5996      [RFC5996] will not work well in 6LoWPANs, as we want to minimize      the amount of signaling in these networks.  IPsec supports the      Authentication Header (AH) for authenticating the IP header and      the Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) for authenticating and      encrypting the payload.  The main issues of using IPsec are      two-fold: (1) processing power and (2) key management.  Since      these tiny 6LoWPAN devices do not process huge amounts of data or      communicate with many different nodes, whether complete      implementation of a Security Association Database (SAD), policy      database, and dynamic key-management protocol are appropriate for      these small battery-powered devices or not is not well understood.      Bandwidth is a very scarce resource in 6LoWPAN environments.  The      fact that IPsec additionally requires another header (AH or ESP)      in every packet makes its use problematic in 6LoWPAN environments.      IPsec requires two communicating peers to share a secret key that      is typically established dynamically with IKEv2.  Thus, it has an      additional packet overhead incurred by the exchange of IKEv2      packets.Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 23]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012      Given existing constraints in 6LoWPAN environments, IPsec may not      be suitable for use in such environments, especially since a      6LoWPAN node may not be capable of operating all IPsec algorithms      on its own.  Thus, a 6LoWPAN may need to define its own keying      management method(s) that require minimum overhead in packet size      and in the number of signaling messages that are exchanged.  IPsec      will provide authentication and confidentiality between end-nodes      and across multiple LoWPAN links, and may be useful only when two      nodes want to apply security to all exchanged messages.  However,      in most cases, the security may be requested at the application      layer as needed, while other messages can flow in the network      without security overhead.      Security threats within LoWPANs may be different from existing      threat models in ad hoc network environments.  If IEEE 802.15.4      security is not used, Neighbor Discovery (ND) in IEEE 802.15.4      links is susceptible to threats.  These include Neighbor      Solicitation/Neighbor Advertisement (NS/NA) spoofing, a malicious      router, a default router that is "killed", a good router that goes      bad, a spoofed redirect, replay attacks, and remote ND DoS      [RFC3756].  However, if IEEE 802.15.4 security is used, no other      protection is needed for ND, as long as none of the nodes become      compromised, because the Corporate Intranet Model ofRFC 3756 can      be assumed [6LoWPAN-ND].      Bootstrapping may also impose additional threats.  For example, a      malicious node can obtain initial configuration information in      order to appear as a legitimate node and then carry out various      types of attacks.  Such a node can also keep legitimate nodes busy      by broadcasting authentication/join requests.  One option for      mitigating such threats is the use of mutual authentication      schemes based on the use of pre-shared keys [Ikram].      The IEEE 802.15.4 MAC provides an AES-based security mechanism.      Routing protocols may define how this mechanism (in conjunction      with IPsec whenever available) can be used to obtain the intended      security, either for the routing protocol alone or in conjunction      with the security used for the data.  Byte overhead of the      mechanism, which depends on the security services selected, must      be considered.  In the worst case in terms of overhead, the      mechanism consumes 21 bytes of MAC payload.      The IEEE 802.15.4 MAC security is typically supported by crypto      hardware, even in very simple chips that will be used in a      6LoWPAN.  Even if the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC security mechanisms are      not used, this crypto hardware is usually available for use byKim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 24]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012      application code running on these chips.  A security protocol      outside IEEE 802.15.4 MAC security SHOULD therefore provide a mode      of operation that is covered by this crypto hardware.      IEEE 802.15.4 does not specify protection for acknowledgment      frames.  Since the sequence numbers of data frames are sent in the      clear, an adversary can forge an acknowledgment for each data      frame.  Exploitation of this weakness can be combined with      targeted jamming to prevent delivery of selected packets.      Consequently, IEEE 802.15.4 acknowledgments cannot be relied upon.      In applications that require high security, the routing protocol      must not exploit feedback from acknowledgments (e.g., to keep      track of neighbor connectivity, see [R16]).5.5.  Support of Mesh-Under Forwarding   One LoWPAN may be built as one IPv6 link.  In this case, mesh-under   forwarding mechanisms must be supported.  While this document   provides general, layer-agnostic guidelines about the design of   6LoWPAN routing, the requirements in this section are specifically   related to Layer 2.  These requirements are directed to bodies that   might consider working on mesh-under routing, such as the IEEE.  The   requirements described in this subsection allow optimization and   correct operation of routing solutions, taking into account the   specific features of the mesh-under configuration.   [R15] Mesh-under requires the development of a routing protocol   operating below IP.  This protocol MUST support 16-bit short and   64-bit extended MAC addresses.   [R16] In order to perform discovery and maintenance of neighbors   (i.e., neighborhood discovery as opposed to ND-style neighbor   discovery), LoWPAN nodes SHOULD avoid sending separate "Hello"   messages.  Instead, link-layer mechanisms (such as acknowledgments)   MAY be utilized to keep track of active neighbors.      Reception of an acknowledgment after a frame transmission may      render unnecessary the transmission of explicit Hello messages,      for example.  In a more general view, any frame received by a node      may be used as an input to evaluate the connectivity between the      sender and receiver of that frame.   [R17] If the routing protocol functionality includes enabling IP   multicast, then it MAY employ structure in the network for efficient   distribution in order to minimize link-layer broadcast.Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 25]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 20125.6.  Support of Management   When a new protocol is designed, the operational environment and   manageability of the protocol should be considered from the start   [RFC5706].  This subsection provides a requirement for the   manageability of 6LoWPAN routing protocols.   [R18] A 6LoWPAN routing protocol SHOULD be designed according to the   guidelines for operations and management stated in [RFC5706].      The management operations that a 6LoWPAN routing protocol      implementation can support depend on the memory and processing      capabilities of the 6LoWPAN devices used, which are typically      constrained.  However, 6LoWPANs may benefit significantly from      supporting such 6LoWPAN routing protocol management operations as      configuration and performance monitoring.      The design of 6LoWPAN routing protocols should take into account      that, according to "Architectural Principles of the Internet"      [RFC1958], "options and parameters should be configured or      negotiated dynamically rather than manually".  This is especially      important for 6LoWPANs, which can be composed of a large number of      devices (and, in addition, these devices may not have an      appropriate user interface).  Therefore, parameter      autoconfiguration is a desirable property for a 6LoWPAN routing      protocol, although some subset of routing protocol parameters may      allow other forms of configuration as well.      In order to verify the correct operation of the 6LoWPAN routing      protocol and the network itself, a 6LoWPAN routing protocol should      allow monitoring of the status and/or value of 6LoWPAN routing      protocol parameters and data structures such as routing table      entries.  In order to enable fault management, further monitoring      of the 6LoWPAN routing protocol operation is needed.  For this,      faults can be reported via error log messages.  These messages may      contain information such as the number of times a packet could not      be sent to a valid next hop, the duration of each period without      connectivity, memory overflow and its causes, etc.      [RFC5706] -- in particular itsSection 3 -- provides a      comprehensive guide to properly designing the management solution      for a 6LoWPAN routing protocol.Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 26]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 20126.  Security Considerations   Security issues are described inSection 5.4.  The security   considerations inRFC 4919 [RFC4919],RFC 4944 [RFC4944], andRFC 4593 [RFC4593] apply as well.   The use of wireless links renders a 6LoWPAN susceptible to attacks   like any other wireless network.  In outdoor 6LoWPANs, the physical   exposure of the nodes allows an adversary to capture, clone, or   tamper with these devices.  In ad hoc 6LoWPANs that are dynamic in   both their topology and node memberships, a static security   configuration does not suffice.  Spoofed, altered, or replayed   routing information might occur, while multihopping could delay the   detection and treatment of attacks.   This specification expects that the link layer is sufficiently   protected, either by means of physical or IP security for the   backbone link, or with MAC-sublayer cryptography.  However, link-   layer encryption and authentication may not be sufficient to provide   confidentiality, authentication, integrity, and freshness to both   data and routing protocol packets.  Time synchronization, self-   organization, and secure localization for multi-hop routing are also   critical to support.   For secure routing protocol operation, it may be necessary to   consider authenticated broadcast (and multicast) and bidirectional   link verification.  On the other hand, secure end-to-end data   delivery can be assisted by the routing protocol.  For example,   multi-path routing could be considered for increasing security to   prevent selective forwarding.  However, the challenge is that   6LoWPANs already have high resource constraints, so that 6LBR and   LoWPAN nodes may require different security solutions.7.  Acknowledgments   The authors of this document highly appreciate the authors of "IPv6   over Low Power WPAN Security Analysis" [6LoWPAN-SEC].  Although their   security analysis work is not ongoing at the time of this writing,   the valuable information and text in that document are used inSection 5.4 of this document, per advice received during IESG review   procedures.  Thanks to their work,Section 5.4 is much improved.  The   authors also thank S. Chakrabarti, who gave valuable comments   regarding mesh-under requirements, and A. Petrescu for significant   review.   Carles Gomez has been supported in part by FEDER and by the Spanish   Government through projects TIC2006-04504 and TEC2009-11453.Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 27]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 20128.  References8.1.  Normative References   [IEEE802.15.4]              IEEE Computer Society, "IEEE Standard for Local and              Metropolitan Area Networks -- Part 15.4: Low-Rate              Wireless Personal Area Networks (LR-WPANs)", IEEE              Std. 802.15.4-2011, September 2011.   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate              Requirement Levels",BCP 14,RFC 2119, March 1997.   [RFC3756]  Nikander, P., Ed., Kempf, J., and E. Nordmark, "IPv6              Neighbor Discovery (ND) Trust Models and Threats",RFC 3756, May 2004.   [RFC3819]  Karn, P., Ed., Bormann, C., Fairhurst, G., Grossman, D.,              Ludwig, R., Mahdavi, J., Montenegro, G., Touch, J., and L.              Wood, "Advice for Internet Subnetwork Designers",BCP 89,RFC 3819, July 2004.   [RFC4593]  Barbir, A., Murphy, S., and Y. Yang, "Generic Threats to              Routing Protocols",RFC 4593, October 2006.   [RFC4919]  Kushalnagar, N., Montenegro, G., and C. Schumacher, "IPv6              over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs):              Overview, Assumptions, Problem Statement, and Goals",RFC 4919, August 2007.   [RFC4944]  Montenegro, G., Kushalnagar, N., Hui, J., and D. Culler,              "Transmission of IPv6 Packets over IEEE 802.15.4              Networks",RFC 4944, September 2007.   [RFC5548]  Dohler, M., Ed., Watteyne, T., Ed., Winter, T., Ed., and              D. Barthel, Ed., "Routing Requirements for Urban Low-Power              and Lossy Networks",RFC 5548, May 2009.   [RFC5673]  Pister, K., Ed., Thubert, P., Ed., Dwars, S., and T.              Phinney, "Industrial Routing Requirements in Low-Power and              Lossy Networks",RFC 5673, October 2009.Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 28]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 20128.2.  Informative References   [6LoWPAN-ND]              Shelby, Z., Ed., Chakrabarti, S., and E. Nordmark,              "Neighbor Discovery Optimization for Low Power and Lossy              Networks (6LoWPAN)", Work in Progress, October 2011.   [6LoWPAN-SEC]              Park, S., Kim, K., Haddad, W., Ed., Chakrabarti, S., and              J. Laganier, "IPv6 over Low Power WPAN Security Analysis",              Work in Progress, March 2011.   [Bulusu]   Bulusu, N., Ed., and S. Jha, Ed., "Wireless Sensor              Networks: A Systems Perspective", Artech House,              ISBN 9781580538671, July 2005.   [Chen]     Chen, B., Muniswamy-Reddy, K., and M. Welsh, "Ad-Hoc              Multicast Routing on Resource-Limited Sensor Nodes", Proc.              2nd International Workshop on Multi-hop Ad Hoc Networks,              May 2006.   [Doherty]  Doherty, L., Warneke, B., Boser, B., and K. Pister,              "Energy and Performance Considerations for Smart Dust",              International Journal of Parallel and Distributed Systems              and Networks, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2001.   [Hill]     Hill, J., "System Architecture for Wireless Sensor              Networks", Ph.D. Thesis, UC Berkeley, 2003.   [Ikram]    Ikram, M., Chowdhury, A., Zafar, B., Cha, H., Kim, K.,              Yoo, S., and D. Kim, "A Simple Lightweight Authentic              Bootstrapping Protocol for IPv6-based Low Rate Wireless              Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs)", Proc. International              Conference on Wireless Communications and              Mobile Computing, June 2009.   [KARP-THREATS]              Lebovitz, G. and M. Bhatia, "Keying and Authentication for              Routing Protocols (KARP) Overview, Threats, and              Requirements", Work in Progress, May 2012.   [Kuhn]     Kuhn, F., Wattenhofer, R., and A. Zollinger, "Worst-Case              Optimal and Average-Case Efficient Ad-Hoc Geometric              Routing", MobiHoc '03: Proceedings of the 4th ACM              International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and              Computing, June 2003.Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 29]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012   [Latre]    Latre, B., De Mil, P., Moerman, I., Dhoedt, B., and P.              Demeester, "Throughput and Delay Analysis of Unslotted              IEEE 802.15.4", Journal of Networks, Vol. 1, No. 1,              May 2006.   [Lee]      Lee, S., Belding-Royer, E., and C. Perkins, "Scalability              Study of the Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance-Vector Routing              Protocol", International Journal of Network Management,              Vol. 13, pp. 97-114, March 2003.   [RFC1958]  Carpenter, B., Ed., "Architectural Principles of the              Internet",RFC 1958, June 1996.   [RFC5556]  Touch, J. and R. Perlman, "Transparent Interconnection of              Lots of Links (TRILL): Problem and Applicability              Statement",RFC 5556, May 2009.   [RFC5706]  Harrington, D., "Guidelines for Considering Operations and              Management of New Protocols and Protocol Extensions",RFC 5706, November 2009.   [RFC5826]  Brandt, A., Buron, J., and G. Porcu, "Home Automation              Routing Requirements in Low-Power and Lossy Networks",RFC 5826, April 2010.   [RFC5867]  Martocci, J., Ed., De Mil, P., Riou, N., and W. Vermeylen,              "Building Automation Routing Requirements in Low-Power and              Lossy Networks",RFC 5867, June 2010.   [RFC5996]  Kaufman, C., Hoffman, P., Nir, Y., and P. Eronen,              "Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)",RFC 5996, September 2010.   [RFC6282]  Hui, J., Ed., and P. Thubert, "Compression Format for IPv6              Datagrams over IEEE 802.15.4-Based Networks",RFC 6282,              September 2011.   [RFC6434]  Jankiewicz, E., Loughney, J., and T. Narten, "IPv6 Node              Requirements",RFC 6434, December 2011.   [ROLL-PROTOCOLS]              Levis, P., Tavakoli, A., and S. Dawson-Haggerty, "Overview              of Existing Routing Protocols for Low Power and Lossy              Networks", Work in Progress, April 2009.Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 30]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012   [Shih]     Shih, E., Cho, S., Ickes, N., Min, R., Sinha, A., Wang,              A., and A. Chandrakasan, "Physical Layer Driven Protocols              and Algorithm Design for Energy-Efficient Wireless Sensor              Networks", MobiCom '01: Proceedings of the 7th ACM Annual              International Conference on Mobile Computing and              Networking, July 2001.   [Watteyne] Watteyne, T., Molinaro, A., Richichi, M., and M. Dohler,              "From MANET To IETF ROLL Standardization: A Paradigm Shift              in WSN Routing Protocols", IEEE Communications Surveys and              Tutorials, Vol. 13, Issue 4, pp. 688-707, 2011,              <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=5581105>.Kim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 31]

RFC 6606              6LoWPAN Routing Requirements              May 2012Authors' Addresses   Eunsook Eunah Kim   ETRI   161 Gajeong-dong   Yuseong-gu   Daejeon  305-700   Korea   Phone: +82-42-860-6124   EMail: eunah.ietf@gmail.com   Dominik Kaspar   Simula Research Laboratory   Martin Linges v 17   Fornebu  1364   Norway   Phone: +47-6782-8223   EMail: dokaspar.ietf@gmail.com   Carles Gomez   Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya/Fundacio i2CAT   Escola d'Enginyeria de Telecomunicacio i Aeroespacial      de Castelldefels   C/Esteve Terradas, 7   Castelldefels  08860   Spain   Phone: +34-93-413-7206   EMail: carlesgo@entel.upc.edu   Carsten Bormann   Universitaet Bremen TZI   Postfach 330440   Bremen  D-28359   Germany   Phone: +49-421-218-63921   EMail: cabo@tzi.orgKim, et al.                   Informational                    [Page 32]

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