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Questions tagged [6lowpan]

For questions about the 6LoWPAN (IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks) protocol, including how it works and its applications. Do not use this tag for any IPv6 communications - only questions about IPv6 over WPANs should use the [6lowpan] tag.

Use this tag for questions that are about the 6LoWPAN protocol, which is used in Thread and other networks.

Consider the question check list if your question fits the tag. You can also look at the example questions. If this tag doesn't fit your question have a look below at somehow related tags that might fit your question better.

Question checklist

  • Is the question about 6LoWPAN, and not just IPv6 in general?
  • Does the question relate to how the protocol works, or a question about how it could be used?

Example questions

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  • Use for questions about Thread that are not specifically about 6LoWPAN.
  • Use for general networking questions.
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Are wireless mesh networks limited to PAN applications?

Reading about Zigbee, I see it described as a technology for creating personal area networks. I've also been reading about 6lowPAN, which seems to crop up in mesh settings, cementing the idea, at least in my mind, that mesh is limited to PAN…
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Are there 6LoWPAN based smart home platforms?

Current smart homes are just a particular IPv4 private network comprising new embedded devices (e.g., Thermostat) as well as generic computing devices (e.g., PCs) connected to the Internet through gateways (Figure 1). With the adoption of IPv6…
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Why does 6LoWPAN use additional header compression?

I've been reading about the 6LoWPAN protocol (which is used by Thread, among other network protocols), and it seems to be highly useful for networking, and has the advantage of allowing each device to easily be addressable. Wikipedia says that…
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Does 6LowPAN stack helps in requirement of gateway?

After 6LowPAN stack. Every node can have the different internet IPv6 address. So, Is 6LOWPAN stack is present in GATEWAY or sensor mote as well? In a case of sensor mote, is a GATEWAY required? Can't 6LOWPAN enable sensor to directly connect to…
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Are there any 6LoWPAN to 3G gateways available on the market?

I'm looking for a gateway to pass from a 6LoWPAN over 802.15.4 network to 3G. Are there any on the market, or do I have to build one for myself based on Arduino or Raspberry Pi?
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Sending temperature sensor's data to Kaa-IoT platform via 6LoWPAN

I want to set up some sensors in different places, which are wire connected to my development board, Raspberry PI or Arduino. I'm going to send the data wirelessly but without using WiFi protocol, The best options for low range IoT projects are…
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LLN and RPL Simulator?

I'm working on a project which is about designing an IDS for RPL Protocol. In this project I have to simulate different types of attacks (e.g. Black hole Attack) and RPL Protocol. I saw on the Internet that Contiki OS and Cooja simulator have not…
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Can a server/client pair be formed using TCP, IPv6 and 6LoWPAN

This question is asked to eventually allow developing a device driver that will take as input IPv6 data that has had 6LoWPAN header compression and data segmentation done on it. To help me understand how to make data sent by an application have…
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