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<h2 id="mesh-tech">6LoWPAN Mesh</h2>
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<h2 id="mesh-tech">Mesh</h2>
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This guide provides design guidelines for developing an application on top of the 6LoWPAN mesh solution. The APIs and technologies are not discussed in detail here.
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This guide provides design guidelines for developing an application on top of the mesh solution. The APIs and technologies are not discussed in detail here.
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### Overview of the 6LoWPAN network
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A 6LoWPAN sleepy host is a 6LoWPAN host that is periodically allowed to sleep and turn off its radio.
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#### Different types of 6LoWPAN mesh networks
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#### Different types of mesh networks
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6LoWPAN-based mesh networks cannot be described as a uniform standardized network type, such as Wi-Fi. Depending on the business requirements and use cases the network may have different setups and requirements.
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In a 6LoWPAN network, RPL protocol is used for forming the routing topology. Every node selects a primary parent for routing so the result looks like a tree.
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This network type allows to cover large areas because each node extends the range of the network. However, the packet is retransmitted on every hop, which means that the transfer capacity of the network decreases as the size of the network increases.
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##### Example networks
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![Example networks](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mbed-os-docs-images/examples.png)
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In the further chapters, we provide recommendations for three different network sizes:
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- A sensor network for an apartment.
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- A sensor/actuator network for a building.
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- A sensor/actuator network for a city.

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