Table of Contents

1 Overview
  1.1 Scope
  1.2 Purpose
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Acronyms
5 Low-rate WPAN mesh
  5.1 General description
  5.2 Mesh service description
      5.2.1 Mesh data service
      5.2.2 Mesh management service
  5.3 Frame formats
      5.3.1 General mesh service frame format
      5.3.2 Format of individual frame types
      5.3.3 Mesh sublayer information in MAC beacon payload
  5.4 Mesh sublayer constants, mesh information base and
      statue values
      5.4.1 Mesh sublayer constants
      5.4.2 Mesh information base
      5.4.3 Mesh status values
  5.5 Mesh function description
      5.5.1 Starting a mesh network
      5.5.2 Joining a mesh network
      5.5.3 Address assignment
      5.5.4 Mesh topology discovery and formation
      5.5.5 Mesh path selection and data forwarding
      5.5.6 Mesh path maintenance
      5.5.7 Leaving a mesh network
      5.5.8 Mesh path selection and forwarding for multicast
      5.5.9 Reliable broadcast
      5.5.10 Energy Saving in Battery-Powered Networks
      5.5.11 Portability support
      5.5.12 Traceroute
6 High-rate WPAN mesh
  6.1 General description
  6.2 MHME SAP interface
      6.2.1 Generic management primitives
      6.2.2 Resetting the mesh sublayer/MHME
      6.2.3 Scanning for mesh networks
      6.2.4 Starting a mesh-enabled piconet
      6.2.5 Stopping a mesh network
      6.2.6 Associating with a mesh network
      6.2.7 Disassociation from a mesh network
      6.2.8 TREEID assignment
  6.3 Mesh SAP interface
      6.3.1 MESH-ASYNC-DATA.request
      6.3.2 MESH-ASYNC-DATA.confirm
      6.3.3 MESH-ASYNC-DATA.indication
      6.3.4 MESH-ISOCH-DATA.request
      6.3.5 MESH-ISOCH-DATA.confirm
      6.3.6 MESH-ISOCH-DATA.indication
  6.4 Mesh PIB
  6.5 Frame formats
      6.5.1 General mesh frame format
      6.5.2 Format of individual frame types
      6.5.3 Command types
  6.6 Mesh service support
      6.6.1 Starting a mesh network
      6.6.2 Tree formation
      6.6.3 TREEID assignment
      6.6.4 Leaving a mesh network
      6.6.5 Routing procedure
      6.6.6 Routing Alternative
Annex A (informative) Amendment to MAC sublayer

Abstract

Presents a recommended practice to provide the architectural framework enabling WPAN devices to promote interoperable, stable, and scaleable wireless mesh topologies and, if needed, also provide the amendment text to the current WPAN standards that is required to implement this recommended practice.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
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