Multicast Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (MPL)

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 29
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.
Publication Date: 2016-02-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC7731
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC7731
Author(s): Jonathan Hui
Richard Kelsey
Keyword(s): 6LoWPAN, IEEE 802.15.4, IPv6, LLN, Meshes, Trickle, WSN

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IETF RFC 1982 [Active*]
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IETF RFC 2780 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3307 [Active*]
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IETF RFC 6206 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6282 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6550 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7346 [Active*]

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10.1109-ICCT.2013.6820439 — Clausen2013 EXTERNAL
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IETF RFC 9288 [Active*]
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