IPv6 Over the TSCH Mode of IEEE 802.15.4 (6TiSCH)

Created

  • 2018-08-20

Last Updated

  • 2021-06-21

Available Formats

6P Version Numbers

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review or IESG Approval

Reference

  • RFC 8480: 6TiSCH Operation Sublayer (6top) Protocol (6P)

Note

In the 6top Protocol (6P) RFC 8480, there is a field to identify the version of the protocol.
This field is 4 bits in size.

Available Formats

Version Reference
0 RFC 8480

6P Message Types

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review or IESG Approval

Reference

  • RFC 8480: 6TiSCH Operation Sublayer (6top) Protocol (6P)

Note

In the 6top Protocol (6P) version 0 RFC 8480, there is a field to identify the type of message. This field is 2 bits in size.

Available Formats

Type Name Reference
b00 REQUEST RFC 8480
b01 RESPONSE RFC 8480
b10 CONFIRMATION RFC 8480
b11 Unassigned

6P Command Identifiers

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review or IESG Approval

Reference

  • RFC 8480: 6TiSCH Operation Sublayer (6top) Protocol (6P)

Note

In the 6top Protocol (6P) version 0 RFC 8480, there is a Code field which is 8 bits in size. In a 6P Request, the value of this Code field is used to identify the command.

Available Formats

Identifier Name Reference
0 Reserved RFC 8480
1 ADD RFC 8480
2 DELETE RFC 8480
3 RELOCATE RFC 8480
4 COUNT RFC 8480
5 LIST RFC 8480
6 SIGNAL RFC 8480
7 CLEAR RFC 8480
8-254 Unassigned
255 Reserved RFC 8480

6P Return Codes

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review or IESG Approval

Reference

  • RFC 8480: 6TiSCH Operation Sublayer (6top) Protocol (6P)

Note

In the 6top Protocol (6P) version 0 RFC 8480, there is a Code field which is 8 bits in size. In a 6P Response or 6P Confirmation, the value of this Code field is used to identify the return code.

Available Formats

Code Name Description Is Error? Reference
0 RC_SUCCESS operation succeeded No RFC 8480
1 RC_EOL end of list No RFC 8480
2 RC_ERR generic error Yes RFC 8480
3 RC_RESET critical error, reset Yes RFC 8480
4 RC_ERR_VERSION unsupported 6P version Yes RFC 8480
5 RC_ERR_SFID unsupported SFID Yes RFC 8480
6 RC_ERR_SEQNUM schedule inconsistency Yes RFC 8480
7 RC_ERR_CELLLIST cellList error Yes RFC 8480
8 RC_ERR_BUSY busy Yes RFC 8480
9 RC_ERR_LOCKED cells are locked Yes RFC 8480
10-255 Unassigned

6P Scheduling Function Identifiers

Expert(s)

  • Xavi Vilajosana Guillen, Thomas Watteyne

Reference

  • RFC 8480: 6TiSCH Operation Sublayer (6top) Protocol (6P)

Note

In the 6top Protocol (6P) version 0 RFC 8480, there is a field to identify the scheduling function to handle the message. This field is 8 bits in size.

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures
0-127 IETF Review or IESG Approval
128-255 Expert Review
SFID Name Reference
0 Minimal Scheduling Function (MSF) RFC 9033
1-255 Unassigned

6P CellOptions Bitmap

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review or IESG Approval

Reference

  • RFC 8480: 6TiSCH Operation Sublayer (6top) Protocol (6P)

Note

In the 6top Protocol (6P) version 0 RFC 8480, there is an optional CellOptions field which is 8 bits in size.

Available Formats

Bit Name Reference
0 TX (Transmit) RFC 8480
1 RX (Receive) RFC 8480
2 SHARED RFC 8480
3-7 Unassigned

Constrained Join Protocol (CoJP) Parameters

Expert(s)

  • Mališa Vučinić, Michael Richardson

Reference

  • RFC 9031: Constrained Join Protocol (CoJP) for 6TiSCH

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures
Integer values less than -65536 Private Use
Integer values from -65536 to -257 Specification Required
Integer values from -256 to 255 Standards Action
Integer values from 256 to 65535 Specification Required
Integer values greater than 65535 Expert Review
Name Label CBOR Type Description Reference
Reserved for Private Use less than -65536 RFC 9031
Unassigned -65536 to 0 RFC 9031
role 1 unsigned integer Identifies the role parameter RFC 9031
link-layer key set 2 array Identifies the array carrying one or more link-level cryptographic keys RFC 9031
short identifier 3 array Identifies the assigned short identifier RFC 9031
JRC address 4 byte string Identifies the IPv6 address of of the JRC RFC 9031
network identifier 5 byte string Identifies the network identifier parameter RFC 9031
blacklist 6 array Identifies the blacklist parameter RFC 9031
join rate 7 unsigned integer Identifies the join rate parameter RFC 9031
unsupported configuration 8 array Identifies the unsupported configuration parameter RFC 9031

Constrained Join Protocol (CoJP) Key Usage

Expert(s)

  • Mališa Vučinić, Michael Richardson

Reference

  • RFC 9031: Constrained Join Protocol (CoJP) for 6TiSCH

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures
Integer values less than -65536 Private Use
Integer values from -65536 to -257 Specification Required
Integer values from -256 to 255 Standards Action
Integer values from 256 to 65535 Specification Required
Integer values greater than 65535 Expert Review
Name Value Algorithm Description Reference
Reserved for Private Use less than -65536 RFC 9031
Unassigned -65536 to -1 RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K1K2-ENC-MIC32 0 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use MIC-32 for EBs, ENC-MIC-32 for DATA and ACKNOWLEDGMENT. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K1K2-ENC-MIC64 1 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use MIC-64 for EBs, ENC-MIC-64 for DATA and ACKNOWLEDGMENT. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K1K2-ENC-MIC128 2 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use MIC-128 for EBs, ENC-MIC-128 for DATA and ACKNOWLEDGMENT. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K1K2-MIC32 3 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use MIC-32 for EBs, DATA and ACKNOWLEDGMENT. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K1K2-MIC64 4 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use MIC-64 for EBs, DATA and ACKNOWLEDGMENT. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K1K2-MIC128 5 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use MIC-128 for EBs, DATA and ACKNOWLEDGMENT. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K1-MIC32 6 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use MIC-32 for EBs. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K1-MIC64 7 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use MIC-64 for EBs. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K1-MIC128 8 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use MIC-128 for EBs. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K2-MIC32 9 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use MIC-32 for DATA and ACKNOWLEDGMENT. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K2-MIC64 10 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use MIC-64 for DATA and ACKNOWLEDGMENT. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K2-MIC128 11 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use MIC-128 for DATA and ACKNOWLEDGMENT. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K2-ENC-MIC32 12 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use ENC-MIC-32 for DATA and ACKNOWLEDGMENT. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K2-ENC-MIC64 13 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use ENC-MIC-64 for DATA and ACKNOWLEDGMENT. RFC 9031
6TiSCH-K2-ENC-MIC128 14 IEEE802154-AES-CCM-128 Use ENC-MIC-128 for DATA and ACKNOWLEDGMENT. RFC 9031

Constrained Join Protocol (CoJP) Unsupported Configuration Codes

Expert(s)

  • Mališa Vučinić, Michael Richardson

Reference

  • RFC 9031: Constrained Join Protocol (CoJP) for 6TiSCH

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures
Integer values less than -65536 Private Use
Integer values from -65536 to -257 Specification Required
Integer values from -256 to 255 Standards Action
Integer values from 256 to 65535 Specification Required
Integer values greater than 65535 Expert Review
Name Value Description Reference
Reserved for Private Use less than -65536 RFC 9031
Unassigned -65536 to -1 RFC 9031
Unsupported 0 The indicated setting is not supported by the networking stack implementation. RFC 9031
Malformed 1 The indicated parameter value is malformed. RFC 9031