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PROPOSED STANDARD

Authors:

P. Levis
T. Clausen
J. Hui
O. Gnawali
J. Ko

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IETF

Source:

roll (rtg)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6206

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Abstract

The Trickle algorithm allows nodes in a lossy shared medium (e.g.,low-power and lossy networks) to exchange information in a highlyrobust, energy efficient, simple, and scalable manner. Dynamicallyadjusting transmission windows allows Trickle to spread newinformation on the scale of link-layer transmission times whilesending only a few messages per hour when information does notchange. A simple suppression mechanism and transmission pointselection allow Trickle's communication rate to scale logarithmicallywith density. This document describes the Trickle algorithm andconsiderations in its use. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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