| < draft-braun-core-compressed-ipfix-02.txt | draft-braun-core-compressed-ipfix-03.txt > | |||
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| Network Working Group L. Braun | Network Working Group L. Braun | |||
| Internet-Draft C. Schmitt | Internet-Draft C. Schmitt | |||
| Intended status: Standards Track TU Muenchen | Intended status: Standards Track TU Muenchen | |||
| Expires: September 15, 2011 B. Claise | Expires: March 22, 2012 B. Claise | |||
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Cisco Systems, Inc. | |||
| G. Carle | G. Carle | |||
| TU Muenchen | TU Muenchen | |||
| March 14, 2011 | September 21, 2011 | |||
| Compressed IPFIX for smart meters in constrained networks | Compressed IPFIX for smart meters in constrained networks | |||
| <draft-braun-core-compressed-ipfix-02> | <draft-braun-core-compressed-ipfix-03> | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| This document specifies the Compressed IPFIX protocol that serves for | This document specifies the Compressed IPFIX protocol that serves for | |||
| transmitting smart metering data in 6LoWPAN networks [RFC4944]. | transmitting smart metering data in 6LoWPAN networks [RFC4944]. | |||
| Compressed IPFIX is derived from IPFIX [RFC5101] and adopted to the | Compressed IPFIX is derived from IPFIX [RFC5101] and adopted to the | |||
| needs of constrained networks. This documents specifies how the | needs of constrained networks. This documents specifies how the | |||
| Compressed IPFIX Data and Template Records are transmitted in 6LoWPAN | Compressed IPFIX Data and Template Records are transmitted in 6LoWPAN | |||
| networks and how Compressed IPFIX data can be converted into | networks and how Compressed IPFIX data can be converted into | |||
| uncompressed IPFIX data in a proxy device. | uncompressed IPFIX data in a proxy device. | |||
| skipping to change at page 1, line 40 ¶ | skipping to change at page 1, line 40 ¶ | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
| working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
| Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
| and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
| time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
| material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
| This Internet-Draft will expire on September 15, 2011. | This Internet-Draft will expire on March 22, 2012. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (c) 2011 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2011 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
| document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
| This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
| Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | |||
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| publication of this document. Please review these documents | publication of this document. Please review these documents | |||
| skipping to change at page 8, line 7 ¶ | skipping to change at page 8, line 7 ¶ | |||
| flash memory (128 kb) and radio frequency transceiver, which are | flash memory (128 kb) and radio frequency transceiver, which are | |||
| located on the board. | located on the board. | |||
| Network protocols used on such hardware need to respect these | Network protocols used on such hardware need to respect these | |||
| constraints. They must be simple to implement using little code and | constraints. They must be simple to implement using little code and | |||
| little run time memory and should produce little overhead when | little run time memory and should produce little overhead when | |||
| encoding the application payload. | encoding the application payload. | |||
| 3.2. Energy constraints | 3.2. Energy constraints | |||
| Smart meters that are battery powered have hard energy constraints. | Smart meters that are battery powered have hard energy constraints | |||
| [Schmitt09]. If they run out of power, their battery has to be | [Schmitt09]. By power supply of two 2 AA 2,800-mAh batteries this | |||
| changed, which means physical manipulation to the device is | means approximately 30,240J. If they run out of power, their battery | |||
| Has to be changed, which means physical manipulation to the device is | ||||
| necessary. Using as little energy as possible for network | necessary. Using as little energy as possible for network | |||
| communication is therefore desired. | communication is therefore desired. | |||
| A smart metering device can save a lot of energy, if it powers down | A smart metering device can save a lot of energy, if it powers down | |||
| its radio frequency transceiver. Such devices do not have permanent | its radio frequency transceiver. Such devices do not have permanent | |||
| network connectivity but are only part of the network as needed. A | network connectivity but are only part of the network as needed. A | |||
| push protocol, where only one side is sending data, is suitable for | push protocol, where only one side is sending data, is suitable for | |||
| transmitting application data under such circumstances. As the | transmitting application data under such circumstances. As the | |||
| communication is unidirectional, a meter can completely power down | communication is unidirectional, a meter can completely power down | |||
| its radio frequency transceivers as long as it does not have any data | its radio frequency transceivers as long as it does not have any data | |||
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