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as low processing, low memory, etc. Numerical values for “low”

elided on purpose since costs tend to change over time.

7. Large number of devices expected to be deployed during the

lifetime of the technology. is number is expected to dwarf

the number of deployed personal computers, for example.

8. Location of the devices is typically not predened, as they

tend to be deployed in an ad-hoc fashion. Furthermore, some-

times the location of these devices may not be easily accessible.

Additionally, these devices may move to new locations.

9. Devices within LoWPANs tend to be unreliable due to variety

of reasons: uncertain radio connectivity, battery drain, device

lockups, physical tampering, etc.

10. In ma