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GSoC 2026

6LoWPAN Mesh Under Routing Enhancements with Trickle Suppression in ns3

This project enhances 6LoWPAN mesh under routing in ns3 by replacing unconditional flooding with a smarter Trickle based suppression strategy following RFC 6206. Each node listens before forwarding and stays silent if neighbors are already spreading the packet. Adaptive forwarding jitter adjusts timing based on local density. A pre GSoC patch already implements the strategy framework with abstract base class and default flooding. The proposed work adds per packet Trickle timers with counter based suppression and interval doubling. Medium 175 hours.

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Usham Roy

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