Changelog

For the snapshot release, see the Snapshot changelog page

1.5.0

• Features
  • Multicast routing
  • RPL Non-Storing mode
  • DAO-Ack support
  • AdaptiveSec integration
  • TSCH SLIP-Radio support
  • Rebased on latest Contiki (11-Oct-2017)
• Default configuration changes
  • Default WSN prefix is now fd00::/64
  • Default 6LoWPAN Context 0 is now fd00::/64
  • SmartBridge mode use static configuration instead of configuration by RA
  • Startup script does not create bridge by default

1.4.2

• Features
  • Multi SLIP-Radio support
  • Add CRC for SLIP-Radio
  • Runtime configuration of NUD
  • Add Per-Node statistics
  • Add set PAN ID command in slip radio
  • Add RPL hooks and delayed RPL initialisation
  • Replace abbreviations in status pages
  • New demo framework and demos for the main features of 6LBR
• Bugfixes
  • 6lbr.ip4 is not updated when using DHCP
  • SLIP retransmit callback not scheduled
  • Node tree graph is sometimes corrupted
  • TCP RST are observed on BBB and RPi
  • Buffer overflow when saving 6lbr.ip
  • gettimeofday() is still used in handle_fd()
  • Loss of access to web server due to wrong source address selection
  • Global repair is not properly triggered at BR startup
  • Infinite loop in node config

1.4.1

• Features
  • Node info export
  • Improved multi-dodag support
  • Better endianness detection
  • TinyDTLS stability fixes
  • Slip-radio configuration
  • Add Slip-radio retries
  • Non-root support
  • Improved plugin build and support
• Platform
  • CC26xx/CC13xx full support
  • Cooja support
  • OpenWRT feed
• Bugfixes
  • Fix anti-replay flag inversion
  • Fix max rank increase
  • Fix loss of address in SmartBridge mode
  • Fix route deletion after time update
  • Fix random crashes in udp-server
  • Fix uip_buf buffer overflow and packet with wrong size
  • Fix PAN-ID configuration on CC2538/CC26xx/CC13xx
  • ...

1.4.0

• Features
  • Link layer Security
  • NAT 64 / Dual stack
  • RDNSS
  • DNS Forwarder
  • mDNS advertising
  • Static port mapping
  • Node Info (PRR, Hop Count, Parent Switch, ...)
• Platform
  • Zolertia Zoul/RE-Mote
  • OpenMote
  • CC26xx (experimental)
  • OpenWRT
• Network
  • 6lowpan context configuration (limited)
  • RPL stability bugfixes
  • Static route support
  • Tap/bridge interface autoconfiguration
  • RFC 4193 configuration script
• Updates
  • Rebased on Contiki 3.0
  • TinyDTLS 1.9
  • RFC CoAP
• Development
  • User plugins
  • Out of tree development
  • Modular webserver
  • New configuration file
• 6lbr-demo
  • Simple Core Interface library
  • CC26xx support
• Simple Core Interface library (draft-ietf-core-interfaces)
• Observe binding support
• CoAP push binding support
• Runtime configurable binding
• Text, JSON, XML and SenML encoding
• Linked list, batch and linked batch support
• Simple Resource Directory client
• IPSO Application Framework demo
• LWM2M demo
• Bugfixes
• Slip-Radio throughput improvements
• Fix CRC when Adress overriding is enabled
• CC2538DK alignment issues solved
• Loss of connectivity in SmartBridge mode
• Big Endian platform support
• Multi-dodag bugfixes
• Fix CSMA infinite retransmissions
• Various webserver glitches fixed
• Wrong month in logs fixed
• LLSEC reboot workaround
• Global DODAG id correction

V1.3.3

• 6LoWPAN/RPL
• Multi DODAG bugfixes
• Support DAG parameter updates
• Do not drop partially received segmented packets
• Slip-Radio
• Better Z1 and CC2538 support
• Check message format
• Add more baud rates
• Network
• Fix multicast snooping on bridge interface
• Fix bridge hw address
• Fix tap interface down issue
• BeagleBone
• Add Debian support
• Add USB scanning issue workaround
• ...

V1.3.2

• Features

• CC2538DK+ENC28J60 support

• User friendly nvm configuration for Redwire Econotag/IO

• Simple plugin for native platforms.

• ...

• Bugfixes

• 6LoWPAN fragmentation bugfixes

• Improved frame payload size estimation

• RPL DODAG stability improvements

• ENC28J60 drivers refactoring

• Potential crash in application watchdog

• Redwire IO flash tool

• Improved EXP5438/TRxEB support

• Fix wrong formats in simple coap lib

• Non regression tests are more reliable

• …

V1.3.1

• Features

  • Redwire-IO support
  • Improved Econotag and exp5438 support
  • RPL DAG lifetime added
  • CSMA statistics

• Bugfixes

  • Fix connectivity issues in SmartBridge mode
  • Fix configuration options in webserver
  • Fix native tap address configuration
  • Fix SmartBridge manual mode
  • Fix trigger of watchdog at startup
  • Fix launch script to avoid multiple 6lbr running
  • Fix failing tests in test framework
  • …

V1.2.2

• Features
  • Contiki 2.7 merge
  • TinyDTLS integration
  • Configurable transport layer for CoAP
  • DTLS transport layer for CoAP
  • Compilation time logging library
  • Node config
• RPL
  • Proper handling of forwarding errors
  • Proper handling or rank errors
  • Hop-by-hop option for UDP traffic
  • Recalculate parent rank when receiving DIO
• Reliability
  • Improved validation of slip commands
  • Support for more than one pending message in slip driver
  • Duplicate ACK detection
  • Increase Telos UART buffers for slip-radio
  • Use interrupt transmit for Telos slip-radio
• 6lbr-Demo
  • DTLS-CoAP server
• Miscellaneous
  • CSMA and SLIP statistics in webserver
  • Improved RPL statistics
  • Better support for slip-radio on Econotag
  • Display sensors in Sensors page even without udp-client

V1.2.1

• Bugfixes
  • Make install now works again
  • LIB_6LBR default value corrected
  • 6lbr-demo builds successfully on Econotag
• 6LBR-Demo
  • Add DTLS Echo server
  • MSP430 20 Bits support

V1.2

• Reliability
  • Detect slip packet loss to avoid queue exhaustion
  • Prevent corruption of pending packets
  • Add queue fairness to avoid high throughput traffic to monopolize 6LBR
  • Add user configurable application watchdog to restart 6LBR when it hangs
  • Log slip errors
• Administration
  • New administration page in webserver to restart/reboot/halt 6LBR
  • Remote log viewing
  • Improved mote type detection in webserver
  • Split up ifup/ifdown scripts and allow user defined scripts
• 6lbr-demo
  • Generic COAP resource library
    • Generic resource instanciation
    • Content-type selection (plain text, xml and json)
    • Allow all resources to be periodic or event observable
  • Add COAP server in 6lbr-demo based on IPSO Application profile
    • Device info : version, uptime, battery level
    • Sensors : light, temperature, humidity, button
    • Actuators : leds
  • Allow modification of RF channel on make command line
  • 6lbr-demo includes COAP instead of webserver by default
• Foren6 support
  • Add commands to force children to resend their DIO or DAO
• Bugfixes
  • Drop packet sent to self
  • Default/peer is router disabled by default
  • Store DODAG version after global repair
  • Set TCP MSS size to UIP buffer size
  • Fix RPL Root glitch
  • Ignore other DODAGs when RPL Root
  • Fix UDP statistics
  • ...

V1.1.1

• Bugfixes
• 6LoWPAN fragmentation much more stable
• Slip Radio high throughput
• and various small bugfixes (see commit log)
• Webserver
• Read-only mode
• New statistics page
• New logging system
• User configurable levels
• Logs timestamp
• Log file configuration
• 6LBR regression tests
• Fragmentation test
• Prefix switching test

V1.1

• Multiple Border Router support
• Multiple Border Router synchronisation support (Experimental)
• Cooja support for a native 6LBR process and a virtual WSN
• RPL and NDP parameters configuration at run-time
• Full NDP Router and mote support
• New RplRelay and 6LR modes
• CSMA and nullmac modes supported by 6LBR and motes
• Multi DODAG support
• More examples, more documentation
• 6LBR regression tests
• 6LBR performance tests
  • prefix reconfiguration
  • node mobility
  • multiple border router tests
  • runs in simulation and real testbeds