The IESG has received a request from the IPv6 over the TSCH mode of IEEE 802.15.4e WG (6tisch) to consider the following document: - '6top Protocol (6P)' <draft-ietf-6tisch-6top-protocol-09.txt> as Proposed Standard The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2018-03-26. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract This document defines the 6top Protocol (6P), which enables distributed scheduling in 6TiSCH networks. 6P allows neighbor nodes to add/delete TSCH cells to one another. 6P is part of the 6TiSCH Operation Sublayer (6top), the next higher layer to the IEEE Std 802.15.4 TSCH medium access control layer. The 6P layer is formed by the 6top Protocol defined in this document and 6top Scheduling Function(s). A 6top Scheduling Function (SF) decides when to add/ delete cells, and triggers 6P Transactions. This document lists the requirements for an SF, but leaves the definition of SFs out of scope. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-6tisch-6top-protocol/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-6tisch-6top-protocol/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D. The document contains these normative downward references. See RFC 3967 for additional information: draft-ietf-6tisch-6top-sf0: 6TiSCH 6top Scheduling Function Zero (SF0) (None - IETF stream)
