Is BLE Enabled Router necessary for using 6lowpan?

[embo san]

We want to use IoT SDK where two or more nRF52 chips would talk to each other via 6lowpan, in that case is the ble enabled router necessary for such communication?

[awneil]

What would be the point?

The whole point of 6LoWPAN is to transport IPv6 packets. If the nodes are just talking among themselves, what is the point in doing that?

[bjorn-spockeli]

@embysamy (embo san): @awneil makes a good point. If you just want the two nRF52s to communicate directly with each other, then you could just use bluetooth and not add the extra complexity of sending IPv6 packets via BLE.