Systems and methods for establishing communication links between networks and devices with different routing protocols

A node of a networked system, comprising:

• a processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions;
• a memory configured to store the computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• establishing a network connection between the node and a protocol-enabled network, wherein the node is protocol enabled and receives a network prefix of the protocol-enabled network;
• establishing a communication link between the node and a non-protocol-enabled device;
• and
• providing a proxy communication link between the non-protocol-enabled device and the protocol-enabled network through the node, wherein providing the proxy communication link comprises:
• executing a control protocol exchange between the node and the non-protocol-enabled device, wherein the node receives an interface identifier of the non-protocol-enabled device during the control protocol exchange;
• generating, by the node, a globally unique address (GUA) associated with the non-protocol-enabled device, wherein the GUA comprises a concatenation of (i) the network prefix of the protocol-enabled network and (ii) the interface identifier of the non-protocol-enabled device;
• and
• transmitting, by the node, a proxy destination advertisement object to the protocol-enabled network, wherein the proxy destination advertisement object comprises the GUA.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions executable by a processing device to perform operations comprising:

• establishing a communication link between a routing protocol for low power and lossy networks (RPL) enabled device and a non-RPL-enabled device;
• establishing a network connection between the RPL-enabled device and an RPL-enabled network, wherein the RPL-enabled device receives a network prefix of the RPL-enabled network;
• and
• providing a proxy communication link between the non-RPL-enabled device and the RPL-enabled network using the RPL-enabled device, wherein providing the proxy communication link comprises:
• executing a control protocol exchange between the RPL-enabled device and the non-RPL-enabled device, wherein the RPL-enabled device receives an interface identifier of the non-RPL-enabled device during the control protocol exchange;
• generating, by the RPL-enabled device, a globally unique address (GUA) associated with the non-RPL-enabled device, wherein the GUA comprises a concatenation of (i) the network prefix of the RPL-enabled network (ii) the interface identifier of the non-RPL-enabled device;
• and
• transmitting, by the RPL-enabled device, a proxy destination advertisement object to the RPL-enabled network, wherein the proxy destination advertisement object comprises the GUA.