IEEE P802.15.10 DRAFT

Description / Abstract: This recommended practice defines a protocol that routes packets in a dynamically changing IEEE Std 802.15.4 network with minimal impact from route management. The result is an extension of the area of coverage as the number of nodes increases.

Purpose

This recommended practice will facilitate the routing of packets in dynamically changing wireless networks. In particular, it will provide for automatic handling of route related capabilities such as:

Discovery and addition of new nodes

Route establishment

Dynamic route reconfiguration

Re-establishment of broken/lost routes

Purging of inactive routes

Real time link status information exchange

Single hop appearance at the networking layer (not breaking standard Layer 31 mechanisms)

Support for broadcast

Support for multicast

Frame forwarding