List of Abbreviations
| 6LoWPAN | IPv6 over low-power wireless area networks |
| AAL | ATM adaptation layer |
| ACK | acknowledgement |
| AH | authentication header |
| AES | advanced encryption standard |
| AMI | advanced metering infrastructure |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| ANubis | Advanced Network for Unified Building Integration and Services |
| ASHRAE | American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers |
| AODV | ad hoc on-demand distance vector |
| API | application programming interface |
| ATM | asynchronous transfer mode |
| AVP | (RTP) audio video profile |
| BACnet | building automation and control networks |
| BER | binary encoding rules |
| BGP | border gateway protocol |
| BLIP | Berkeley IP implementation |
| BXML | binary XML |
| BVLL | BACnet virtual link layer |
| CAP | compact application protocol |
| CBC | cipher-block chaining |
| CCM | counter with CBC-MAC |
| CID | Context ID |
| CoA | care-of address |
| COSEM | companion specification for energy metering |
| CPU | central processing unit |
| CRC | cyclical redundancy check |
| CSMA | carrier sense multiple access |
| DAD | Duplicate Address Detection |
| DHCP | dynamic host configuration protocol |
| DLL | data link layer |
| DLMS | device language message specification |
| DNS | domain name system |
| DPWS | devices profile for web services |
| DSCP | differentiated services control point |
| DSL | digital subscriber line |
| DSR | dynamic source routing |
| DYMO | dynamic MANET on-demand |
| EAP | extensible authentication protocol |
| ECN | explicit congestion notification |
| EPSEM | extended protocol specification for electronic metering |
| ER | edge router |
| ESP | encapsulating security payload |
| ETSI | European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
| EU | European Union |
| EUI | extended unique identifier |
| EXI | efficient XML interchange |
| FFD | full-function device |
| FIB | forwarding information base |
| FIND | future Internet design |
| FCS | frame check sequence |
| FTP | file transfer protocol |
| GENA | general event notification architecture |
| GMT | Greenwich mean time |
| GPRS | general packet radio system |
| GSM | global system for mobile communications |
| GTK | group transient key |
| GTS | guaranteed time slot |
| HA | Home Agent |
| HC | header compression |
| HTML | hypertext markup language |
| HTTP | hypertext transfer protocol |
| HVAC | heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning |
| IANA | Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
| ICV | integrity check value |
| ID | Internet draft |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IETF | Internet Engineering Task Force |
| IID | interface identifier |
| IKE | internet key exchange |
| IMS | IP multimedia subsystem |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IPv4 | Internet Protocol version 4 |
| IPv6 | Internet Protocol version 6 |
| IPsec | Internet Protocol security |
| IPSO | IP for Smart Objects (Alliance) |
| ISA | International Society of Automation (formerly Instrument Society of America) |
| ISDN | integrated services digital network |
| ISM | industrial, scientific and medical |
| ISA | International Organization for Standardization |
| ISP | Internet service provider |
| IT | information technology |
| KNX | Konnex (protocol) |
| L1 | Layer 1 (physical layer) |
| L2 | Layer 2 (link layer) |
| L3 | Layer 3 (network layer) |
| L4 | Layer 4 (transport layer) |
| L7 | Layer 7 (application layer) |
| LAN | local area network |
| LBR | LLN border router |
| LLN | low-power and lossy network |
| LMA | local mobility anchor |
| LoWPAN | low-power wireless area network |
| M2M | machine-to-machine |
| MAC | message authentication code, or |
| MAC | medium access control |
| MAG | mobile access gateway |
| MANEMO | mobile ad hoc network mobility |
| MANET | mobile ad hoc network |
| MIB | management information base |
| MIC | message integrity check |
| MIME | multipurpose Internet mail extensions |
| MIP | Mobile IP |
| MIPv6 | Mobile IP version 6 |
| MNN | mobile network node |
| MPR | multipoint relay |
| MQTT | MQ telemetry transport |
| MQTT-S | MQ telemetry transport for sensor |
| MTR | multi-topology routing |
| MTU | maximum transmission unit |
| NA | Neighbor Advertisement |
| NALP | not a lowpan packet |
| NanoWS | Nano web services |
| NAT | network address translator |
| NC | Node Confirmation |
| ND | Neighbor Discovery |
| NEMO | network mobility |
| NETLMM | network-based local mobility management |
| NR | Node Registration |
| NS | Neighbor Solicitation |
| NUD | Neighbor Unreachability Detection |
| OASIS | Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards |
| oBIX | Open Building Information Exchange |
| OGC | Open Geospatial Consortium |
| OLSR | optimized link-state routing |
| OS | operating system |
| OSI | open systems interconnection |
| OSPF | open shortest path first |
| OUI | organizationally unique identifier |
| PAN | personal area network |
| PC | personal computer |
| PDU | protocol data unit |
| PHA | proxy Home Agent |
| PHY | physical layer |
| PILC | performance implications of link characteristics (former IETF WG) |
| PLC | power line communications |
| PLPMTUD | packetization layer path MTU discovery |
| PMIPv6 | proxy Mobile IPv6 |
| PMK | pairwise master key |
| PMTUD | path MTU discovery |
| PPP | point-to-point protocol |
| PSEM | protocol specification for electric metering |
| PSK | pre-shared key |
| PTK | pairwise transient key |
| QoS | quality of service |
| RA | Router Advertisement |
| RERR | route error |
| REST | representational state transfer |
| RDF | resource description framework |
| RF | radio frequency |
| RFD | reduced-function device |
| RFC | request for comments |
| RFID | radio frequency identification |
| RIB | routing information base |
| RIP | routing information protocol |
| ROHC | robust header compression (IETF WG and suite of standards) |
| ROLL | routing over low-power and lossy networks (IETF WG) |
| RPC | remote procedure call |
| RREP | route reply |
| RREQ | route request |
| RS | Router Solicitation |
| RSSI | received signal strength indicator |
| RTP | real-time transport protocol |
| RTCP | RTP control protocol |
| SAA | Stateless Address Autoconfiguration |
| SAR | segmentation and reassembly |
| SCADA | supervisory control and data acquisition |
| SCTP | stream control transmission protocol |
| SDP | session description protocol |
| SICS | Swedish Institute for Computer Science |
| SIP | session initiation protocol |
| SLP | service location protocol |
| SNAP | simple network access protocol, or |
| SNAP | subnetwork access protocol |
| SNMP | simple network management protocol |
| SOAP | simple object access protocol |
| SoC | system on a chip |
| SPI | serial peripheral interface |
| SSDP | simple service discovery protocol |
| SSLP | simple service location protocol |
| SSID | service set identifier |
| TBRPF | topology dissemination based on reverse-path forwarding |
| TCP | transmission control protocol |
| TCO | total cost of ownership |
| TDMA | time division multiple access |
| TID | Transaction Identifier |
| TTL | Time to Live |
| UART | universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter |
| UDP | user datagram protocol |
| ULA | unique local (unicast) address |
| UMTS | universal mobile telecommunications system |
| URL | uniform resource locator |
| URI | uniform resource identifier |
| USB | universal serial bus |
| UPnP | universal plug-and-play |
| UUID | universally unique identifier |
| VoIP | voice-over-IP |
| VPN | virtual private network |
| W3C | World Wide Web Consortium |
| WADL | web application description language |
| WAP | wireless application protocol |
| WBXML | WAP binary XML |
| WDS | wireless distribution system |
| WEP | wired equivalent privacy |
| WEI | Wireless Embedded Internet |
| WG | working group |
| WLAN | wireless local area network |
| WPA | wireless protected access |
| WPAN | wireless personal area network |
| WPC | watt pulse communication |
| WSDL | web services description language |
| WSN | wireless sensor network |
| WS | web service |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| XML | extensible markup language |
| XMPP | extensible messaging and presence protocol |
| ZAL | ZigBee application layer |
| ZCL | ZigBee cluster library |