[coman] Device Classes?

Hannes Tschofenig <hannes.tschofenig@gmx.net> Wed, 02 April 2014 07:46 UTC

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A question out of curiosity:

The LWIG terminology document defines classes of devices and makes
statements about what can and cannot be done for each class.

IMHO these classes are about end devices rather than constrained routers
and switches. Guys in the network management environment seem to care a
lot about the management of network nodes.

What are the expectations about RAM, flash size, CPU requirements, etc.
for these constrained routers/switches?

Ciao
Hannes