Re: [6lo] Adoption of draft-kelsey-intarea-mesh-link-establishment

Brian Haberman <brian@innovationslab.net> Tue, 24 March 2015 15:07 UTC

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Subject: Re: [6lo] Adoption of draft-kelsey-intarea-mesh-link-establishment
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Just a couple of observations...

On 3/24/15 4:58 AM, Michael Richardson wrote:
> 
> Robert Cragie <robert.cragie@gridmerge.com> wrote:
>     > MLE is used in ZigBee IP and other 802.15.4-based mesh networks and it
>     > is important that it can be progressed to be an RFC. It was originally
>     > going to be an AD-sponsored draft due to the 6lowpan WG ending but due
>     > to changes in ADs this is no longer possible.
> 
> Is Zigbee actually willing to let the 6lo WG own the protocol?
> Could the WG actually change the protocol in any significant,
> changes-on-the-wire way?

The last version of the draft (-06) contains no disclaimers about
restrictions on the spec.  It also carries the standard I-D Copyright
statement.

And if it helps, there do not appear to be any IPR disclosures filed
against the draft.

Regards,
Brian