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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                            J. HuiRequest for Comments: 7731                                     Nest LabsCategory: Standards Track                                      R. KelseyISSN: 2070-1721                                             Silicon Labs                                                           February 2016Multicast Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (MPL)Abstract   This document specifies the Multicast Protocol for Low-Power and   Lossy Networks (MPL), which provides IPv6 multicast forwarding in   constrained networks.  MPL avoids the need to construct or maintain   any multicast forwarding topology, disseminating messages to all MPL   Forwarders in an MPL Domain.   MPL has two modes of operation.  One mode uses the Trickle algorithm   to manage control-plane and data-plane message transmissions and is   applicable for deployments with few multicast sources.  The other   mode uses classic flooding.  By providing both modes and   parameterization of the Trickle algorithm, an MPL implementation can   be used in a variety of multicast deployments and can trade between   dissemination latency and transmission efficiency.Status of This Memo   This is an Internet Standards Track document.   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).  Further information on   Internet Standards is available inSection 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/rfc7731.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                    [Page 1]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016Copyright Notice   Copyright (c) 2016 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.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                    [Page 2]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016Table of Contents1. Introduction ....................................................42. Terminology .....................................................53. Applicability Statement .........................................64. MPL Protocol Overview ...........................................74.1. MPL Domains ................................................74.2. Information Base Overview ..................................84.3. Protocol Overview ..........................................84.4. Signaling Overview ........................................105. MPL Parameters and Constants ...................................115.1. MPL Multicast Addresses ...................................115.2. MPL Message Types .........................................115.3. MPL Seed Identifiers ......................................115.4. MPL Parameters ............................................116. Protocol Message Formats .......................................146.1. MPL Option ................................................146.2. MPL Control Message .......................................156.3. MPL Seed Info .............................................167. Information Base ...............................................177.1. Local Interface Set .......................................177.2. Domain Set ................................................187.3. Seed Set ..................................................187.4. Buffered Message Set ......................................188. MPL Seed Sequence Numbers ......................................199. MPL Data Messages ..............................................199.1. MPL Data Message Generation ...............................199.2. MPL Data Message Transmission .............................209.3. MPL Data Message Processing ...............................2110. MPL Control Messages ..........................................2210.1. MPL Control Message Generation ...........................2210.2. MPL Control Message Transmission .........................2210.3. MPL Control Message Processing ...........................2311. IANA Considerations ...........................................2411.1. MPL Option Type ..........................................2411.2. MPL ICMPv6 Type ..........................................2511.3. Well-Known Multicast Addresses ...........................2512. Security Considerations .......................................2513. References ....................................................2613.1. Normative References .....................................2613.2. Informative References ...................................28   Acknowledgements ..................................................29   Authors' Addresses ................................................29Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                    [Page 3]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 20161.  Introduction   Low-Power and Lossy Networks (LLNs) typically operate with strict   resource constraints in communication, computation, memory, and   energy.  Such resource constraints may preclude the use of existing   IPv6 multicast routing and forwarding mechanisms.  Traditional IP   multicast delivery typically relies on topology maintenance   mechanisms to discover and maintain routes to all subscribers of a   multicast group (e.g., [RFC3973] [RFC4601]).  However, maintaining   such topologies in LLNs is costly and may not be feasible given the   available resources.   Memory constraints may limit devices to maintaining links/routes to   one or a few neighbors.  For this reason, the Routing Protocol for   LLNs (RPL) specifies both storing and non-storing modes [RFC6550].   The latter allows RPL routers to maintain only one or a few default   routes towards an LLN Border Router (LBR) and use source routing to   forward messages away from the LBR.  For the same reasons, an LLN   device may not be able to maintain a multicast routing topology when   operating with limited memory.   Furthermore, the dynamic properties of wireless networks can make the   cost of maintaining a multicast routing topology prohibitively   expensive.  In wireless environments, topology maintenance may   involve selecting a connected dominating set used to forward   multicast messages to all nodes in an administrative domain.   However, existing mechanisms often require two-hop topology   information, and the cost of maintaining such information grows   polynomially with network density.   This document specifies the Multicast Protocol for Low-Power and   Lossy Networks (MPL), which provides IPv6 multicast forwarding in   constrained networks.  MPL avoids the need to construct or maintain   any multicast routing topology, disseminating multicast messages to   all MPL Forwarders in an MPL Domain.  By using the Trickle algorithm   [RFC6206], MPL requires only small, constant state for each MPL   device that initiates disseminations.  The Trickle algorithm also   allows MPL to be density aware, allowing the communication rate to   scale logarithmically with density.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                    [Page 4]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 20162.  Terminology   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and   "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in   [RFC2119].   The following terms are used throughout this document:   MPL Forwarder  - A router that implements MPL.  An MPL Forwarder is      equipped with at least one MPL Interface.   MPL Interface  - An MPL Forwarder's attachment to a communications      medium, over which it transmits and receives MPL Data Messages and      MPL Control Messages according to this specification.  An MPL      Interface is assigned one or more unicast addresses and is      subscribed to one or more MPL Domain Addresses.   MPL Domain Address  - A multicast address that identifies the set of      MPL Interfaces within an MPL Domain.  MPL Data Messages      disseminated in an MPL Domain have the associated MPL Domain      Address as their destination address.   MPL Domain  - A scope zone, as defined in [RFC4007], in which MPL      Interfaces subscribe to the same MPL Domain Address and      participate in disseminating MPL Data Messages.   MPL Data Message  - A multicast message that is used to communicate a      multicast payload between MPL Forwarders within an MPL Domain.  An      MPL Data Message contains an MPL Option in the IPv6 header and has      as its destination address the MPL Domain Address corresponding to      the MPL Domain.   MPL Control Message  - A link-local multicast message that is used to      communicate information about recently received MPL Data Messages      to neighboring MPL Forwarders.   MPL Seed  - An MPL Forwarder that generates MPL Data Messages and      serves as an entry point into an MPL Domain.   MPL Seed Identifier  - An unsigned integer that uniquely identifies      an MPL Seed within an MPL Domain.   Node  - Used within this document to refer to an MPL Forwarder.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                    [Page 5]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 20163.  Applicability Statement   MPL is an IPv6 multicast forwarding protocol designed for the   communication characteristics and resource constraints of LLNs.  By   implementing controlled disseminations of multicast messages using   the Trickle algorithm, MPL is designed for networks that communicate   using low-power and lossy links with widely varying topologies in   both the space and time dimensions.   While designed specifically for LLNs, MPL is not limited to use over   such networks.  MPL may be applicable to any network where no   multicast routing state is desired.  MPL may also be used in   environments where only a subset of links are considered low-power   and lossy links.   A host need not be aware that their multicast is supported by MPL as   long as its attachment router forwards multicast messages between the   MPL Domain and the host.  However, a host may choose to implement MPL   so that it can take advantage of the broadcast medium inherent in   many LLNs and receive multicast messages carried by MPL directly.   MPL is parameterized to support different dissemination techniques.   In one parameterization, MPL may utilize the classic flooding method   that involves having each device receiving a message rebroadcast the   message.  In another parameterization, MPL may utilize Trickle's   [RFC6206] "polite gossip" method, which involves transmission   suppression and adaptive timing techniques.  [Clausen2013] questions   the efficiency of Trickle's "polite gossip" mechanism in some   multicast scenarios, so by also including a classic flooding mode of   operation MPL aims to be able to perform satisfactorily in a variety   of situations.   To support efficient message delivery in networks that have many poor   links, MPL supports a reactive forwarding mode that utilizes MPL   Control Messages to summarize the current multicast state.  The MPL   Control Message size grows linearly with the number of simultaneous   MPL Seeds in the MPL Domain -- 4 octets per MPL Seed.  When reactive   forwarding is not enabled, MPL Control Messages are not transmitted,   and the associated overhead is not incurred.   This document does not specify a cryptographic security mechanism for   MPL to ensure that MPL messages are not spoofed by anyone with access   to the LLN.  In general, the basic ability to inject messages into an   LLN may be used as a denial-of-service attack, regardless of what   forwarding protocol is used.  For these reasons, LLNs typically   employ link-layer security mechanisms to mitigate an attacker's   ability to inject messages.  For example, the IEEE 802.15.4   [IEEE802.15.4] standard specifies frame security mechanisms usingHui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                    [Page 6]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   AES-128 to support access control, message integrity, message   confidentiality, and replay protection.  However, if the attack   vector includes attackers that have access to the LLN, then MPL   SHOULD NOT be used.4.  MPL Protocol Overview   The goal of MPL is to deliver multicast messages to all interfaces   that subscribe to the multicast messages' destination address within   an MPL Domain.4.1.  MPL Domains   An MPL Domain is a scope zone, as defined in [RFC4007], in which MPL   Interfaces subscribe to the same MPL Domain Address and participate   in disseminating MPL Data Messages.   When participating in only one MPL Domain, the MPL Domain Address is   the ALL_MPL_FORWARDERS multicast address with Realm-Local scope   ("scop" value 3) [RFC7346].   When an MPL Forwarder participates in multiple MPL Domains   simultaneously, at most one MPL Domain may be assigned an MPL Domain   Address equal to the ALL_MPL_FORWARDERS multicast address.  All other   MPL Domains MUST be assigned a unique MPL Domain Address that allows   the MPL Forwarder to identify each MPL Domain.  The MPL Domains   SHOULD be configured automatically based on some underlying topology.   For example, when using RPL [RFC6550], MPL Domains may be configured   based on RPL Instances.   When MPL is used in deployments that use administratively defined   scopes that cover, for example, multiple subnets based on different   underlying network technologies, Admin-Local scope (scop value 4) or   Site-Local scope (scop value 5) SHOULD be used.   An MPL Forwarder MAY participate in additional MPL Domains identified   by other multicast addresses.  An MPL Interface MUST subscribe to the   MPL Domain Addresses for the MPL Domains that it participates in.   The assignment of other multicast addresses is out of scope.   For each MPL Domain Address that an MPL Interface subscribes to, the   MPL Interface MUST also subscribe to the same MPL Domain Address with   Link-Local scope (scop value 2) when reactive forwarding is in use   (i.e., when communicating MPL Control Messages).Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                    [Page 7]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 20164.2.  Information Base Overview   A node records necessary protocol state in the following   information sets:   o  The Local Interface Set records the set of local MPL Interfaces      and the unicast addresses assigned to those MPL Interfaces.   o  The Domain Set records the set of MPL Domain Addresses and the      local MPL Interfaces that subscribe to those addresses.   o  A Seed Set records information about received MPL Data Messages      received from an MPL Seed within an MPL Domain.  Each MPL Domain      has an associated Seed Set.  A Seed Set maintains the minimum      sequence number for MPL Data Messages that the MPL Forwarder is      willing to receive or has buffered in its Buffered Message Set      from an MPL Seed.  MPL uses Seed Sets and Buffered Message Sets to      determine when to accept an MPL Data Message, process its payload,      and retransmit it.   o  A Buffered Message Set records recently received MPL Data Messages      from an MPL Seed within an MPL Domain.  Each MPL Domain has an      associated Buffered Message Set.  MPL Data Messages resident in a      Buffered Message Set have sequence numbers that are greater than      or equal to the minimum threshold maintained in the corresponding      Seed Set.  MPL uses Buffered Message Sets to store MPL Data      Messages that may be transmitted by the MPL Forwarder for      forwarding.4.3.  Protocol Overview   MPL achieves its goal by implementing a controlled flood that   attempts to disseminate the multicast data message to all interfaces   within an MPL Domain.  MPL performs the following tasks to   disseminate a multicast message:   o  When having a multicast message to forward into an MPL Domain, the      MPL Seed generates an MPL Data Message that includes the MPL      Domain Address as the IPv6 Destination Address, the MPL Seed      Identifier, a newly generated sequence number, and the multicast      message.  If the multicast destination address is not the MPL      Domain Address, IP-in-IP tunneling [RFC2473] is used to      encapsulate the multicast message in an MPL Data Message,      preserving the original IPv6 Destination Address.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                    [Page 8]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   o  Upon receiving an MPL Data Message, the MPL Forwarder extracts the      MPL Seed and sequence number and determines whether or not the MPL      Data Message was previously received using the MPL Domain's Seed      Set and Buffered Message Set.      *  If the sequence number is less than the lower-bound sequence         number maintained in the Seed Set or a message with the same         sequence number exists within the Buffered Message Set, the MPL         Forwarder marks the MPL Data Message as old.      *  Otherwise, the MPL Forwarder marks the MPL Data Message as new.   o  For each newly received MPL Data Message, an MPL Forwarder updates      the Seed Set, adds the MPL Data Message into the Buffered Message      Set, processes its payload, and multicasts the MPL Data Message a      number of times on all MPL Interfaces participating in the same      MPL Domain to forward the message.   o  Each MPL Forwarder may periodically link-local multicast MPL      Control Messages on MPL Interfaces to communicate information      contained in an MPL Domain's Seed Set and Buffered Message Set.   o  Upon receiving an MPL Control Message, an MPL Forwarder determines      whether or not there are any new MPL Data Messages that have yet      to be received by the MPL Control Message's source and multicasts      those MPL Data Messages.   MPL's configuration parameters allow two forwarding strategies for   disseminating MPL Data Messages via MPL Interfaces:   Proactive Forwarding  - With proactive forwarding, an MPL Forwarder      schedules transmissions of MPL Data Messages using the Trickle      algorithm, without any prior indication that neighboring nodes      have yet to receive the message.  After transmitting the MPL Data      Message a limited number of times, the MPL Forwarder may terminate      proactive forwarding for the MPL Data Message.   Reactive Forwarding  - With reactive forwarding, an MPL Forwarder      link-local multicasts MPL Control Messages using the Trickle      algorithm [RFC6206].  MPL Forwarders use MPL Control Messages to      discover new MPL Data Messages that have not yet been received.      When discovering that a neighboring MPL Forwarder has not yet      received an MPL Data Message, the MPL Forwarder schedules those      MPL Data Messages for transmission using the Trickle algorithm.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                    [Page 9]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   Note that, when used within the same MPL Domain, proactive and   reactive forwarding strategies are not mutually exclusive and may be   used simultaneously.  For example, upon receiving a new MPL Data   Message when both proactive and reactive forwarding techniques are   enabled, an MPL Forwarder will proactively retransmit the MPL Data   Message a limited number of times and schedule further transmissions   upon receiving MPL Control Messages.4.4.  Signaling Overview   MPL generates and processes the following messages:   MPL Data Message  - Generated by an MPL Seed to deliver a multicast      message across an MPL Domain.  The MPL Data Message's source is an      address in the Local Interface Set of the MPL Seed that generated      the message and is valid within the MPL Domain.  The MPL Data      Message's destination is the MPL Domain Address corresponding to      the MPL Domain.  An MPL Data Message contains:      *  The Seed Identifier of the MPL Seed that generated the MPL Data         Message.      *  The sequence number of the MPL Seed that generated the MPL Data         Message.      *  The original multicast message.   MPL Control Message  - Generated by an MPL Forwarder to communicate      information contained in an MPL Domain's Seed Set and Buffered      Message Set to neighboring MPL Forwarders.  An MPL Control Message      contains a list of tuples for each entry in the Seed Set.  Each      tuple contains:      *  The minimum sequence number maintained in the Seed Set for the         MPL Seed.      *  A bit-vector indicating the sequence numbers of MPL Data         Messages resident in the Buffered Message Set for the MPL Seed,         where the first bit represents a sequence number equal to the         minimum threshold maintained in the Seed Set.      *  The length of the bit-vector.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 10]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 20165.  MPL Parameters and Constants   This section describes various program and networking parameters and   constants used by MPL.5.1.  MPL Multicast Addresses   MPL makes use of MPL Domain Addresses to identify MPL Interfaces of   an MPL Domain.  By default, MPL Forwarders subscribe to the   ALL_MPL_FORWARDERS multicast address with Realm-Local scope (scop   value 3) [RFC7346].   For each MPL Domain Address that an MPL Interface subscribes to, the   MPL Interface MUST also subscribe to the MPL Domain Address with   Link-Local scope (scop value 2) when reactive forwarding is in use.   MPL Forwarders use the link-scoped MPL Domain Address to communicate   MPL Control Messages to neighboring (i.e., on-link) MPL Forwarders.5.2.  MPL Message Types   MPL defines an IPv6 Option for carrying an MPL Seed Identifier and a   sequence number within an MPL Data Message.  The IPv6 Option Type has   value 0x6D.   MPL defines an ICMPv6 Message (MPL Control Message) for communicating   information contained in an MPL Domain's Seed Set and Buffered   Message Set to neighboring MPL Forwarders.  The MPL Control Message   has ICMPv6 Type 159.5.3.  MPL Seed Identifiers   MPL uses MPL Seed Identifiers to uniquely identify MPL Seeds within   an MPL Domain.  For each MPL Domain that the MPL Forwarder serves as   an MPL Seed, the MPL Forwarder MUST have an associated MPL Seed   Identifier.  An MPL Forwarder MAY use the same MPL Seed Identifier   across multiple MPL Domains, but the MPL Seed Identifier MUST be   unique within each MPL Domain.  The mechanism for assigning and   verifying uniqueness of MPL Seed Identifiers is not specified in this   document.5.4.  MPL Parameters   PROACTIVE_FORWARDING  - A boolean value that indicates whether or not      the MPL Forwarder schedules MPL Data Message transmissions after      receiving them for the first time.  PROACTIVE_FORWARDING has a      default value of TRUE.  All MPL Interfaces on the same link SHOULD      be configured with the same value of PROACTIVE_FORWARDING.  An      implementation MAY choose to vary the value ofHui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 11]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016      PROACTIVE_FORWARDING across interfaces on the same link if      reactive forwarding is also in use.  The mechanism for setting      PROACTIVE_FORWARDING is not specified within this document.   SEED_SET_ENTRY_LIFETIME  - The minimum lifetime for an entry in the      Seed Set.  SEED_SET_ENTRY_LIFETIME has a default value of      30 minutes.  It is RECOMMENDED that all MPL Forwarders use the      same value for SEED_SET_ENTRY_LIFETIME for a given MPL Domain and      use a default value of 30 minutes.  Using a value of      SEED_SET_ENTRY_LIFETIME that is too small can cause the duplicate      detection mechanism to fail, resulting in an MPL Forwarder      receiving a given MPL Data Message more than once.  The mechanism      for setting SEED_SET_ENTRY_LIFETIME is not specified within this      document.   As specified in [RFC6206], a Trickle timer runs for a defined   interval and has three configuration parameters: the minimum interval   size Imin, the maximum interval size Imax, and a redundancy   constant k.   This specification defines a fourth Trickle configuration parameter,   TimerExpirations, which indicates the number of Trickle timer   expiration events that occur before terminating the Trickle algorithm   for a given MPL Data Message or MPL Control Message.   Each MPL Interface uses the following Trickle parameters for MPL Data   Message and MPL Control Message transmissions:   DATA_MESSAGE_IMIN  - The minimum Trickle timer interval, as defined      in [RFC6206], for MPL Data Message transmissions.      DATA_MESSAGE_IMIN has a default value of 10 times the expected      link-layer latency.   DATA_MESSAGE_IMAX  - The maximum Trickle timer interval, as defined      in [RFC6206], for MPL Data Message transmissions.      DATA_MESSAGE_IMAX has a default value equal to DATA_MESSAGE_IMIN.   DATA_MESSAGE_K  - The redundancy constant, as defined in [RFC6206],      for MPL Data Message transmissions.  DATA_MESSAGE_K has a default      value of 1.   DATA_MESSAGE_TIMER_EXPIRATIONS  - The number of Trickle timer      expirations that occur before terminating the Trickle algorithm's      retransmission of a given MPL Data Message.      DATA_MESSAGE_TIMER_EXPIRATIONS has a default value of 3.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 12]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   CONTROL_MESSAGE_IMIN  - The minimum Trickle timer interval, as      defined in [RFC6206], for MPL Control Message transmissions.      CONTROL_MESSAGE_IMIN has a default value of 10 times the      worst-case link-layer latency.   CONTROL_MESSAGE_IMAX  - The maximum Trickle timer interval, as      defined in [RFC6206], for MPL Control Message transmissions.      CONTROL_MESSAGE_IMAX has a default value of 5 minutes.   CONTROL_MESSAGE_K  - The redundancy constant, as defined in      [RFC6206], for MPL Control Message transmissions.      CONTROL_MESSAGE_K has a default value of 1.   CONTROL_MESSAGE_TIMER_EXPIRATIONS  - The number of Trickle timer      expirations that occur before terminating the Trickle algorithm      for MPL Control Message transmissions.      CONTROL_MESSAGE_TIMER_EXPIRATIONS has a default value of 10.   As described in [RFC6206], if different nodes have different   configuration parameters, Trickle may have unintended behaviors.   Therefore, it is RECOMMENDED that all MPL Interfaces attached to the   same link of a given MPL Domain use the same values for the Trickle   parameters above for a given MPL Domain.  The mechanism for setting   the Trickle parameters is not specified within this document.   The default MPL parameters specify a forwarding strategy that   utilizes both proactive and reactive techniques.  Using these default   values, an MPL Forwarder proactively transmits any new MPL Data   Messages it receives and then uses MPL Control Messages to trigger   additional MPL Data Message retransmissions where message drops are   detected.  Setting DATA_MESSAGE_IMAX to the same value as   DATA_MESSAGE_IMIN in this case is acceptable, since subsequent MPL   Data Message retransmissions are triggered by MPL Control Messages,   where CONTROL_MESSAGE_IMAX is greater than CONTROL_MESSAGE_IMIN.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 13]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 20166.  Protocol Message Formats   Messages generated and processed by an MPL Forwarder are described in   this section.6.1.  MPL Option   The MPL Option is carried in MPL Data Messages in an IPv6 Hop-by-Hop   Options header, immediately following the IPv6 header.  The MPL   Option has the following format:      0                   1                   2                   3      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1                                     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                                     |  Option Type  |  Opt Data Len |     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+     | S |M|V|  rsv  |   sequence    |      seed-id (optional)       |     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   Option Type    0x6D.   Opt Data Len   Length of the Option Data field [RFC2460] in octets.   S              2-bit unsigned integer.  Identifies the length of the                  seed-id.  '0' indicates that the seed-id is the IPv6                  Source Address and not included in the MPL Option.                  '1' indicates that the seed-id is a 16-bit unsigned                  integer.  '2' indicates that the seed-id is a 64-bit                  unsigned integer.  '3' indicates that the seed-id is a                  128-bit unsigned integer.   M              1-bit flag.  '1' indicates that the value in the                  sequence field is known to be the largest sequence                  number that was received from the MPL Seed.   V              1-bit flag.  '0' indicates that the MPL Option                  conforms to this specification.  MPL Data Messages                  with an MPL Option in which this flag is set to 1 MUST                  be dropped.   rsv            4-bit reserved field.  MUST be set to 0 on                  transmission and ignored on reception.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 14]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   sequence       8-bit unsigned integer.  Identifies relative ordering                  of MPL Data Messages from the MPL Seed identified by                  the seed-id.   seed-id        Uniquely identifies the MPL Seed that initiated                  dissemination of the MPL Data Message.  The size of                  the seed-id is indicated by the S field.   The Option Data (specifically, the M flag) of the MPL Option is   updated by MPL Forwarders as the MPL Data Message is forwarded.   Nodes that do not understand the MPL Option MUST discard the MPL Data   Message.  Thus, according to [RFC2460], the three high-order bits of   the Option Type are set to '011'.  The Option Data length is   variable.   The seed-id uniquely identifies an MPL Seed.  When the seed-id is   128 bits (S=3), the MPL Seed MAY use an IPv6 address assigned to one   of its interfaces that is unique within the MPL Domain.  Managing MPL   Seed Identifiers is not within the scope of this document.   The sequence field establishes a total ordering of MPL Data Messages   generated by an MPL Seed for an MPL Domain.  The MPL Seed MUST   increment the sequence field's value on each new MPL Data Message   that it generates for an MPL Domain.  Implementations MUST follow the   Serial Number Arithmetic as defined in [RFC1982] when incrementing a   sequence value or comparing two sequence values.   Future updates to this specification may define additional fields   following the seed-id field.6.2.  MPL Control Message   An MPL Forwarder uses ICMPv6 Messages to communicate information   contained in an MPL Domain's Seed Set and Buffered Message Set to   neighboring MPL Forwarders.  The MPL Control Message has the   following format:      0                   1                   2                   3      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+     |     Type      |     Code      |          Checksum             |     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+     |                                                               |     .                      MPL Seed Info[0..n]                      .     .                                                               .     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 15]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   IP Fields:   Source Address        An IPv6 address in the AddressSet of the                         corresponding MPL Interface.  MUST be valid                         within the MPL Domain.   Destination Address   The link-scoped MPL Domain Address                         corresponding to the MPL Domain.   Hop Limit             255   ICMPv6 Fields:   Type                  159   Code                  0   Checksum              The ICMP checksum.  See [RFC4443].   MPL Seed Info[0..n]   List of zero or more MPL Seed Info entries.   The MPL Control Message indicates the sequence numbers of MPL Data   Messages that are within the MPL Domain's Buffered Message Set.  The   MPL Control Message also indicates the sequence numbers of MPL Data   Messages that an MPL Forwarder is willing to receive.  The MPL   Control Message allows neighboring MPL Forwarders to determine   whether or not there are any new MPL Data Messages to exchange.6.3.  MPL Seed Info   The MPL Seed Info encodes the minimum sequence number for an MPL Seed   maintained in the MPL Domain's Seed Set.  The MPL Seed Info also   indicates the sequence numbers of MPL Data Messages generated by the   MPL Seed that are stored within the MPL Domain's Buffered Message   Set.  The MPL Seed Info has the following format:      0                   1                   2                   3      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+     |   min-seqno   |  bm-len   | S |   seed-id (0/2/8/16 octets)   |     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+     |                                                               |     .            buffered-mpl-messages (variable length)            .     .                                                               .     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 16]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   min-seqno               8-bit unsigned integer.  The lower-bound                           sequence number for the MPL Seed.   bm-len                  6-bit unsigned integer.  The size of                           buffered-mpl-messages in octets.   S                       2-bit unsigned integer.  Identifies the                           length of the seed-id.  '0' indicates that                           the seed-id value is the IPv6 Source Address                           and not included in the MPL Seed Info.  '1'                           indicates that the seed-id value is a 16-bit                           unsigned integer.  '2' indicates that the                           seed-id value is a 64-bit unsigned integer.                           '3' indicates that the seed-id is a 128-bit                           unsigned integer.   seed-id                 Variable-length unsigned integer.  Indicates                           the MPL Seed associated with this MPL                           Seed Info.   buffered-mpl-messages   Variable-length bit-vector.  Identifies the                           sequence numbers of MPL Data Messages                           maintained in the corresponding Buffered                           Message Set for the MPL Seed.  The i-th bit                           represents a sequence number of min-seqno                           + i.  '0' indicates that the corresponding                           MPL Data Message does not exist in the                           Buffered Message Set.  '1' indicates that the                           corresponding MPL Data Message does exist in                           the Buffered Message Set.   The MPL Seed Info does not have any octet alignment requirement.7.  Information Base7.1.  Local Interface Set   The Local Interface Set records the local MPL Interfaces of an MPL   Forwarder.  The Local Interface Set consists of Local Interface   Tuples, one per MPL Interface: (AddressSet).   AddressSet  - a set of unicast addresses assigned to the MPL      Interface.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 17]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 20167.2.  Domain Set   The Domain Set records the MPL Interfaces that subscribe to each MPL   Domain Address.  The Domain Set consists of MPL Domain Tuples, one   per MPL Domain: (MPLInterfaceSet).   MPLInterfaceSet  - a set of MPL Interfaces that subscribe to the MPL      Domain Address that identifies the MPL Domain.7.3.  Seed Set   A Seed Set records a sliding window used to determine the sequence   numbers of MPL Data Messages (generated by the MPL Seed) that an MPL   Forwarder is willing to accept.  An MPL Forwarder maintains a Seed   Set for each MPL Domain that it participates in.  A Seed Set consists   of MPL Seed Tuples: (SeedID, MinSequence, Lifetime).   SeedID  - the identifier for the MPL Seed.   MinSequence  - a lower-bound sequence number that represents the      sequence number of the oldest MPL Data Message the MPL Forwarder      is willing to receive or transmit.  An MPL Forwarder MUST ignore      any MPL Data Message that has a sequence value less than      MinSequence.   Lifetime  - indicates the minimum remaining lifetime of the Seed Set      entry.  An MPL Forwarder MUST NOT free a Seed Set entry before the      remaining lifetime expires.7.4.  Buffered Message Set   A Buffered Message Set records recently received MPL Data Messages   from an MPL Seed within an MPL Domain.  An MPL Forwarder uses a   Buffered Message Set to buffer MPL Data Messages while the MPL   Forwarder is forwarding the MPL Data Messages.  An MPL Forwarder   maintains a Buffered Message Set for each MPL Domain that it   participates in.  A Buffered Message Set consists of Buffered Message   Tuples: (SeedID, SequenceNumber, DataMessage).   SeedID  - the identifier for the MPL Seed that generated the MPL Data      Message.   SequenceNumber  - the sequence number for the MPL Data Message.   DataMessage  - the MPL Data Message.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 18]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   All MPL Data Messages within a Buffered Message Set MUST have a   sequence number greater than or equal to MinSequence for the   corresponding SeedID.  When increasing MinSequence for an MPL Seed,   the MPL Forwarder MUST delete any MPL Data Messages from the   corresponding Buffered Message Set that have sequence numbers less   than MinSequence.8.  MPL Seed Sequence Numbers   Each MPL Seed maintains a sequence number for each MPL Domain that it   serves.  The sequence numbers are included in MPL Data Messages   generated by the MPL Seed.  The MPL Seed MUST increment the sequence   number for each MPL Data Message that it generates for an MPL Domain.   Implementations MUST follow the Serial Number Arithmetic as defined   in [RFC1982] when incrementing a sequence value or comparing two   sequence values.  This sequence number is used to establish a total   ordering of MPL Data Messages generated by an MPL Seed for an MPL   Domain.9.  MPL Data Messages9.1.  MPL Data Message Generation   MPL Data Messages are generated by MPL Seeds when these messages   enter the MPL Domain.  All MPL Data Messages have the following   properties:   o  The IPv6 Source Address MUST be an address in the AddressSet of a      corresponding MPL Interface and MUST be valid within the MPL      Domain.   o  The IPv6 Destination Address MUST be set to the MPL Domain Address      corresponding to the MPL Domain.   o  An MPL Data Message MUST contain an MPL Option in its IPv6 header      to identify the MPL Seed that generated the message and the      ordering relative to other MPL Data Messages generated by the      MPL Seed.   When the destination address is an MPL Domain Address and the source   address is in the AddressList of an MPL Interface that belongs to   that MPL Domain Address, the application message and the MPL Data   Message MAY be identical.  In other words, the MPL Data Message may   contain a single IPv6 header that includes the MPL Option.   Otherwise, IPv6-in-IPv6 encapsulation MUST be used to satisfy the MPL   Data Message requirements listed above [RFC2473].  The complete   IPv6-in-IPv6 message forms an MPL Data Message.  The outer IPv6Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 19]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   header conforms to the MPL Data Message requirements listed above.   The encapsulated IPv6 datagram encodes the multicast data message   that is communicated beyond the MPL Domain.9.2.  MPL Data Message Transmission   An MPL Forwarder manages transmission of MPL Data Messages in its   Buffered Message Sets using the Trickle algorithm [RFC6206].  An MPL   Forwarder MUST use a separate Trickle timer for each MPL Data Message   that it is actively forwarding.  In accordance withSection 5 of   RFC 6206 [RFC6206], the following items apply:   o  This document defines a "consistent" transmission as receiving an      MPL Data Message that has the same MPL Domain Address, seed-id,      and sequence value as the MPL Data Message managed by the      Trickle timer.   o  This document defines an "inconsistent" transmission as receiving      an MPL Data Message that has the same MPL Domain Address, seed-id      value, and the M flag set, but has a sequence value less than that      of the MPL Data Message managed by the Trickle timer.   o  This document does not define any external "events".   o  This document defines MPL Data Messages as Trickle messages.   o  The actions outside the Trickle algorithm that MPL takes involve      managing the MPL Domain's Seed Set and Buffered Message Set.   As specified in [RFC6206], a Trickle timer has three variables: the   current interval size I, a time within the current interval t, and a   counter c.  MPL defines a fourth variable, e, which counts the number   of Trickle timer expiration events since the Trickle timer was last   reset.   After DATA_MESSAGE_TIMER_EXPIRATIONS Trickle timer events, the MPL   Forwarder MUST disable the Trickle timer.  When a buffered MPL Data   Message does not have an associated Trickle timer, the MPL Forwarder   MAY delete the message from the Buffered Message Set by advancing the   MinSequence value of the corresponding MPL Seed in the Seed Set.   When the MPL Forwarder no longer buffers any messages for an MPL   Seed, the MPL Forwarder MUST NOT increment MinSequence for that   MPL Seed.   When transmitting an MPL Data Message, the MPL Forwarder MUST either   set the M flag to zero or set it to a level that indicates whether or   not the message's sequence number is the largest value that has been   received from the MPL Seed.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 20]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 20169.3.  MPL Data Message Processing   Upon receiving an MPL Data Message, the MPL Forwarder first processes   the MPL Option and updates the Trickle timer associated with the MPL   Data Message if one exists.   Upon receiving an MPL Data Message, an MPL Forwarder MUST perform one   of the following actions:   o  Accept the message and enter the MPL Data Message in the MPL      Domain's Buffered Message Set.   o  Accept the message and update the corresponding MinSequence in      the MPL Domain's Seed Set to 1 greater than the message's      sequence number.   o  Discard the message without any change to the MPL      Information Base.   If a Seed Set entry exists for the MPL Seed, the MPL Forwarder MUST   discard the MPL Data Message if its sequence number is less than   MinSequence or exists in the Buffered Message Set.   If a Seed Set entry does not exist for the MPL Seed, the MPL   Forwarder MUST create a new entry for the MPL Seed before accepting   the MPL Data Message.   If memory is limited, an MPL Forwarder SHOULD reclaim memory   resources by:   o  Incrementing MinSequence entries in a Seed Set and deleting MPL      Data Messages in the corresponding Buffered Message Set that fall      below the MinSequence value.   o  Deleting other Seed Set entries that have expired and the      corresponding MPL Data Messages in the Buffered Message Set.   If the MPL Forwarder accepts the MPL Data Message, the MPL Forwarder   MUST perform the following actions:   o  Reset the Lifetime of the corresponding Seed Set entry to      SEED_SET_ENTRY_LIFETIME.   o  If PROACTIVE_FORWARDING is TRUE, the MPL Forwarder MUST initialize      and start a Trickle timer for the MPL Data Message.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 21]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   o  If the MPL Control Message Trickle timer is not running and      CONTROL_MESSAGE_TIMER_EXPIRATIONS is non-zero, the MPL Forwarder      MUST initialize and start the MPL Control Message Trickle timer.   o  If the MPL Control Message Trickle timer is running, the MPL      Forwarder MUST reset the MPL Control Message Trickle timer.10.  MPL Control Messages10.1.  MPL Control Message Generation   An MPL Forwarder generates MPL Control Messages to communicate an MPL   Domain's Seed Set and Buffered Message Set to neighboring MPL   Forwarders.  Each MPL Control Message is generated according toSection 6.2, with an MPL Seed Info entry for each entry in the MPL   Domain's Seed Set.  Each MPL Seed Info entry has the following   content:   o  S set to the size of the seed-id field in the MPL Seed Info entry.   o  min-seqno set to the MinSequence value of the MPL Seed.   o  bm-len set to the size of buffered-mpl-messages in octets.   o  seed-id set to the MPL Seed Identifier.   o  buffered-mpl-messages with each bit representing whether or not an      MPL Data Message with the corresponding sequence number exists in      the Buffered Message Set.  The i-th bit represents a sequence      number of min-seqno + i.  '0' indicates that the corresponding MPL      Data Message does not exist in the Buffered Message Set.  '1'      indicates that the corresponding MPL Data Message does exist in      the Buffered Message Set.10.2.  MPL Control Message Transmission   An MPL Forwarder transmits MPL Control Messages using the Trickle   algorithm.  An MPL Forwarder maintains a single Trickle timer for   each MPL Domain.  When CONTROL_MESSAGE_TIMER_EXPIRATIONS is 0, the   MPL Forwarder does not execute the Trickle algorithm and does not   transmit MPL Control Messages.  In accordance withSection 5 of   RFC 6206 [RFC6206], the following items apply:   o  This document defines a "consistent" transmission as receiving an      MPL Control Message that results in a determination that neither      the receiving nor transmitting node has any new MPL Data Messages      to offer.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 22]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   o  This document defines an "inconsistent" transmission as receiving      an MPL Control Message that results in a determination that either      the receiving or transmitting node has at least one new MPL Data      Message to offer.   o  The Trickle timer is reset in response to external "events".  This      document defines an "event" as increasing the MinSequence value of      any entry in the corresponding Seed Set or adding a message to the      corresponding Buffered Message Set.   o  This document defines an MPL Control Message as a Trickle message.   As specified in [RFC6206], a Trickle timer has three variables: the   current interval size I, a time within the current interval t, and a   counter c.  MPL defines a fourth variable, e, which counts the number   of Trickle timer expiration events since the Trickle timer was last   reset.  After CONTROL_MESSAGE_TIMER_EXPIRATIONS Trickle timer events,   the MPL Forwarder MUST disable the Trickle timer.10.3.  MPL Control Message Processing   An MPL Forwarder processes each MPL Control Message that it receives   to determine if it has any new MPL Data Messages to receive or offer.   An MPL Forwarder determines if a new MPL Data Message has not been   received from a neighboring node if any of the following conditions   hold true:   o  The MPL Control Message includes an MPL Seed that does not exist      in the MPL Domain's Seed Set.   o  The MPL Control Message indicates that the neighbor has an MPL      Data Message in its Buffered Message Set with sequence number      greater than MinSequence (i.e., the i-th bit is set to 1 and      min-seqno + i > MinSequence) and is not included in the MPL      Domain's Buffered Message Set.   When an MPL Forwarder determines that it has not yet received an MPL   Data Message buffered by a neighboring device, the MPL Forwarder MUST   reset its Trickle timer associated with MPL Control Message   transmissions.  If an MPL Control Message Trickle timer is not   running, the MPL Forwarder MUST initialize and start a new   Trickle timer.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 23]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   An MPL Forwarder determines if an MPL Data Message in the Buffered   Message Set has not yet been received by a neighboring MPL Forwarder   if any of the following conditions hold true:   o  The MPL Control Message does not include an MPL Seed for the MPL      Data Message.   o  The MPL Data Message's sequence number is greater than or equal to      min-seqno and not included in the neighbor's corresponding      Buffered Message Set (i.e., the MPL Data Message's sequence number      does not have a corresponding bit in buffered-mpl-messages      set to 1).   When an MPL Forwarder determines that it has at least one MPL Data   Message in its corresponding Buffered Message Set that has not yet   been received by a neighbor, the MPL Forwarder MUST reset the MPL   Control Message Trickle timer.  Additionally, for each of those   entries in the Buffered Message Set, the MPL Forwarder MUST reset the   Trickle timer and reset e to 0.  If a Trickle timer is not associated   with the MPL Data Message, the MPL Forwarder MUST initialize and   start a new Trickle timer.11.  IANA Considerations   This document defines one IPv6 Option, a type that has been allocated   from the IPv6 "Destination Options and Hop-by-Hop Options" registry   of [RFC2780].   This document defines one ICMPv6 Message, a type that has been   allocated from the "ICMPv6 'type' Numbers" registry of [RFC4443].   This document registers a well-known multicast address from the   "Variable Scope Multicast Addresses" registry of [RFC3307].11.1.  MPL Option Type   IANA has allocated an IPv6 Option Type from the IPv6 "Destination   Options and Hop-by-Hop Options" registry of [RFC2780], as specified   in Table 1 below:        +-----------+-----+-----+-------+-------------+-----------+        | Hex Value | act | chg |  rest | Description | Reference |        +-----------+-----+-----+-------+-------------+-----------+        |    0x6D   |  01 |  1  | 01101 |  MPL Option |RFC 7731 |        +-----------+-----+-----+-------+-------------+-----------+                   Table 1: IPv6 Option Type AllocationHui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 24]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   Note: IANA has marked the value 0x4D (previously "MPL Option") as   "Deprecated".11.2.  MPL ICMPv6 Type   IANA has allocated an ICMPv6 Type from the "ICMPv6 'type' Numbers"   registry of [RFC4443], as specified in Table 2 below:                +------+---------------------+-----------+                | Type |         Name        | Reference |                +------+---------------------+-----------+                | 159  | MPL Control Message |RFC 7731 |                +------+---------------------+-----------+                      Table 2: ICMPv6 Type Allocation11.3.  Well-Known Multicast Addresses   IANA has allocated an IPv6 multicast address, with Group ID in the   range [0x01,0xFF] for IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area   Network (6LoWPAN) compression [RFC6282], "ALL_MPL_FORWARDERS" from   the "Variable Scope Multicast Addresses" sub-registry of the "IPv6   Multicast Address Space Registry" [RFC3307], as specified in Table 3   below:   +---------------------+--------------------+-----------+------------+   |     Address(es)     |    Description     | Reference |    Date    |   |                     |                    |           | Registered |   +---------------------+--------------------+-----------+------------+   | FF0X:0:0:0:0:0:0:FC | ALL_MPL_FORWARDERS |RFC 7731 | 2013-04-10 |   +---------------------+--------------------+-----------+------------+           Table 3: Variable Scope Multicast Address Allocation12.  Security Considerations   MPL uses sequence numbers to maintain a total ordering of MPL Data   Messages from an MPL Seed.  The use of sequence numbers allows a   denial-of-service attack where an attacker can spoof a message with a   sufficiently large sequence number to (i) flush messages from the   Buffered Message List and (ii) increase the MinSequence value for an   MPL Seed in the corresponding Seed Set.  In both cases, the side   effect allows an attacker to halt the forwarding process of any MPL   Data Messages being disseminated and prevents MPL Forwarders from   accepting new MPL Data Messages that an MPL Seed generates while the   sequence number is less than MinSequence or until the corresponding   Seed Set Entry expires.  The net effect applies to both proactive and   reactive forwarding modes.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 25]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   In general, the basic ability to inject messages into an LLN may be   used as a denial-of-service attack, regardless of what forwarding   protocol is used.  Because MPL is a dissemination protocol, the   ability to spoof MPL messages allows an attacker to affect an entire   MPL Domain.  For these reasons, LLNs typically employ link-layer   security mechanisms to mitigate an attacker's ability to inject   messages.  For example, the IEEE 802.15.4 [IEEE802.15.4] standard   specifies frame security mechanisms using AES-128 to support access   control, message integrity, message confidentiality, and replay   protection.  However, if the attack vector includes attackers that   have access to the LLN, then MPL SHOULD NOT be used.   To prevent attackers from injecting packets through an MPL Forwarder,   the MPL Forwarder MUST NOT accept or forward MPL Data Messages from a   communication interface that does not subscribe to the MPL Domain   Address identified in the message's destination address.   MPL uses the Trickle algorithm to manage message transmissions;   therefore, the security considerations described in [RFC6206] apply.13.  References13.1.  Normative References   [RFC1982]  Elz, R. and R. Bush, "Serial Number Arithmetic",RFC 1982,              DOI 10.17487/RFC1982, August 1996,              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1982>.   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate              Requirement Levels",BCP 14,RFC 2119,              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.   [RFC2460]  Deering, S. and R. Hinden, "Internet Protocol, Version 6              (IPv6) Specification",RFC 2460, DOI 10.17487/RFC2460,              December 1998, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2460>.   [RFC2473]  Conta, A. and S. Deering, "Generic Packet Tunneling in              IPv6 Specification",RFC 2473, DOI 10.17487/RFC2473,              December 1998, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2473>.   [RFC2780]  Bradner, S. and V. Paxson, "IANA Allocation Guidelines For              Values In the Internet Protocol and Related Headers",BCP 37,RFC 2780, DOI 10.17487/RFC2780, March 2000,              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2780>.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 26]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016   [RFC3307]  Haberman, B., "Allocation Guidelines for IPv6 Multicast              Addresses",RFC 3307, DOI 10.17487/RFC3307, August 2002,              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3307>.   [RFC4007]  Deering, S., Haberman, B., Jinmei, T., Nordmark, E., and              B. Zill, "IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture",RFC 4007,              DOI 10.17487/RFC4007, March 2005,              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4007>.   [RFC4443]  Conta, A., Deering, S., and M. Gupta, Ed., "Internet              Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet              Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification",RFC 4443,              DOI 10.17487/RFC4443, March 2006,              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4443>.   [RFC6206]  Levis, P., Clausen, T., Hui, J., Gnawali, O., and J. Ko,              "The Trickle Algorithm",RFC 6206, DOI 10.17487/RFC6206,              March 2011, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6206>.   [RFC6282]  Hui, J., Ed., and P. Thubert, "Compression Format for IPv6              Datagrams over IEEE 802.15.4-Based Networks",RFC 6282,              DOI 10.17487/RFC6282, September 2011,              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6282>.   [RFC6550]  Winter, T., Ed., Thubert, P., Ed., Brandt, A., Hui, J.,              Kelsey, R., Levis, P., Pister, K., Struik, R., Vasseur,              JP., and R. Alexander, "RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for              Low-Power and Lossy Networks",RFC 6550,              DOI 10.17487/RFC6550, March 2012,              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6550>.   [RFC7346]  Droms, R., "IPv6 Multicast Address Scopes",RFC 7346,              DOI 10.17487/RFC7346, August 2014,              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7346>.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 27]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 201613.2.  Informative References   [Clausen2013]              Clausen, T., de Verdiere, A., and J. Yi, "Performance              Analysis of Trickle as a Flooding Mechanism", The 15th              IEEE International Conference on Communication              Technology (ICCT2013), DOI 10.1109/ICCT.2013.6820439,              November 2013.   [IEEE802.15.4]              IEEE, "IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area              networks--Part 15.4: Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area              Networks (LR-WPANs)", IEEE 802.15.4,              DOI 10.1109/ieeestd.2011.6012487,              <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?punumber=6012485>.   [RFC3973]  Adams, A., Nicholas, J., and W. Siadak, "Protocol              Independent Multicast - Dense Mode (PIM-DM): Protocol              Specification (Revised)",RFC 3973, DOI 10.17487/RFC3973,              January 2005, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3973>.   [RFC4601]  Fenner, B., Handley, M., Holbrook, H., and I. Kouvelas,              "Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM):              Protocol Specification (Revised)",RFC 4601,              DOI 10.17487/RFC4601, August 2006,              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4601>.Hui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 28]

RFC 7731                           MPL                     February 2016Acknowledgements   The authors would like to acknowledge the helpful comments of Robert   Cragie, Esko Dijk, Ralph Droms, Paul Duffy, Adrian Farrel, Ulrich   Herberg, Owen Kirby, Philip Levis, Kerry Lynn, Joseph Reddy, Michael   Richardson, Ines Robles, Don Sturek, Dario Tedeschi, and Peter   van der Stok, which greatly improved the document.Authors' Addresses   Jonathan W. Hui   Nest Labs   3400 Hillview Ave.   Palo Alto, California  94304   United States   Phone: +650 253 2770   Email: jonhui@nestlabs.com   Richard Kelsey   Silicon Labs   25 Thomson Place   Boston, Massachusetts  02210   United States   Phone: +617 951 1225   Email: richard.kelsey@silabs.comHui & Kelsey                 Standards Track                   [Page 29]

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