Routing in IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN): A Survey

Table 1

Comparisons of different routing protocols in 6LoWPAN.

Parameters	Hi-Low	LOAD	DYMO-Low	Extended Hi-Low	S-AODV	MLOAD
Energy consumption	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Memory usage	Low	Medium	Medium	Low	Medium	Medium
Mobility	Static	Mobile	Mobile	Static	Static	Mobile
Scalability	High	Low	Low	High	Low	Low
Routing delay	Low	Low	High	Low	Low	Low
RERR message	No Use	Use	Use	No Use	Use	Use
Hello message	No Use	No Use	Use	No Use	Use	No Use
Local repair	No Use	Use	No Use	Use	No Use	Use
Layer for routing	Network layer	Network layer	Network layer	Network layer	Adaptation layer	Network layer
Route discovery count	No Use	High	High	No Use	High	Less
Type of routing protocol	Route-over	Route-over	Route-over	Route-over	Mesh-under	Route-over
Year of publication	June 2007	June 2007	June 2007	Sept. 2008	June 2010	Aug. 2010