Re: [6tisch] Extending CoJP (minimal-security) for non-6TiSCH 802.15.4 networks

[Mališa Vučinić <[e-mail]>]

> On 20 Sep 2021, at 12:54, Christian Amsüss <[e-mail]> wrote:

> I originally thought I'd just take a K1 and K2 and the existing key
> usage table, but these are actually 6TiSCH specific. It'd be quite a
> waste to repeat the 14 modes to say the same about any other MAC
> (especially as using the K1/K2 separation probably makes sense there
> too); maybe the other parameters can skew the semantics. ("If this
> parameter is present, keys are used for 802.15.4 as in the given 6TiSCH-
> key usage, but with the adaptations described in this document").

I guess you refer to the usage of term “EB” i.e. Enhanced Beacon in the “Description” column in Table 6, values 0-8? This could have easily been replaced with just “Beacon” to keep applicability to the BE mode and/or noted with a sentence. I am not familiar with DSME mode, but from a quick glance over the 802.15.4-2015 std, I see that DSME uses the term “EB”, as well.

NBE mode obviously doesn’t need any of the usage values where beacons are mentioned, but values 9-14 should do it just fine. I might be missing something?

Other than that, there is the term “6TiSCH” used in all the names, but that doesn’t seem to be a technical issue.

So yes, I guess noting such details in your dcoument makes sense.

Mališa