Re: [6lowapp] the role of gateway nodes

Carsten Bormann <cabo@tzi.org> Fri, 27 November 2009 16:20 UTC

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On Nov 27, 2009, at 17:00, JP Vasseur wrote:

> how about using one terminology

Let's be careful about using the same term for different things.
A CE does not necessarily connect via an LLN, just as not every LLN is a LoWPAN.

Gruesse, Carsten