diff --git a/examples/rpl_udp/rpl.c b/examples/rpl_udp/rpl.c
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-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2013, 2014 INRIA
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @ingroup examples
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- * @brief UDP RPL example application
- *
- * @author      Oliver Hahm <oliver.hahm@inria.fr>
- *
- * @}
- */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <inttypes.h>
-
-#include "vtimer.h"
-#include "thread.h"
-#include "net_if.h"
-#include "sixlowpan.h"
-#include "udp.h"
-#include "rpl.h"
-#include "rpl/rpl_dodag.h"
-#include "rpl_udp.h"
-#include "transceiver.h"
-
-#define ENABLE_DEBUG    (0)
-#include "debug.h"
-
-#ifndef UNASSIGNED_CHANNEL
-#define UNASSIGNED_CHANNEL INT_MIN
-#endif
-
-#define TRANSCEIVER TRANSCEIVER_DEFAULT
-
-static char monitor_stack_buffer[MONITOR_STACK_SIZE];
-radio_address_t id;
-
-static uint8_t is_root = 0;
-
-int rpl_udp_init(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-    transceiver_command_t tcmd;
-    msg_t m;
-    int32_t chan = UNASSIGNED_CHANNEL;
-
-    if (argc != 2) {
-        printf("Usage: %s (r|n|h)\n", argv[0]);
-        printf("\tr\tinitialize as root\n");
-        printf("\tn\tinitialize as node router\n");
-        printf("\th\tinitialize as non-routing node (host-mode)\n");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    char command = argv[1][0];
-    if ((command == 'n') || (command == 'r') || (command == 'h')) {
-        printf("INFO: Initialize as %srouting %s on address %d\n",
-               ((command == 'h') ? "non-" : ""),
-               (((command == 'n') || (command == 'h')) ? "node" : "root"), id);
-
-#if (defined(MODULE_CC110X) || defined(MODULE_CC110X_LEGACY) || defined(MODULE_CC110X_LEGACY_CSMA))
-        if (!id || (id > 255)) {
-            printf("ERROR: address not a valid 8 bit integer\n");
-            return 1;
-        }
-#endif
-
-        DEBUGF("Setting HW address to %u\n", id);
-        net_if_set_hardware_address(0, id);
-
-        tcmd.transceivers = TRANSCEIVER;
-        tcmd.data = &chan;
-        m.type = GET_CHANNEL;
-        m.content.ptr = (void *) &tcmd;
-
-        msg_send_receive(&m, &m, transceiver_pid);
-        if( chan == UNASSIGNED_CHANNEL ) {
-            DEBUGF("The channel has not been set yet.");
-
-            /* try to set the channel to 10 (RADIO_CHANNEL) */
-            chan = RADIO_CHANNEL;
-        }
-
-        m.type = SET_CHANNEL;
-        msg_send_receive(&m, &m, transceiver_pid);
-        if( chan == UNASSIGNED_CHANNEL ) {
-            puts("ERROR: channel NOT set! Aborting initialization.");
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        printf("Channel set to %" PRIi32 "\n", chan);
-
-        /* global address */
-        ipv6_addr_t global_addr, global_prefix;
-        ipv6_addr_init(&global_prefix, 0xabcd, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0);
-        ipv6_addr_set_by_eui64(&global_addr, 0, &global_prefix);
-
-        if (command != 'h') {
-            DEBUGF("Initializing RPL for interface 0\n");
-
-            uint8_t state = SIXLOWERROR_VALUE;
-            if (command == 'n') {
-                /*
-                 * no global address specified, we'll use auto address config
-                 * initiated by the root node
-                 */
-                state = rpl_init(0, NULL);
-            }
-            else if (command == 'r') {
-                rpl_options_t rpl_opts = {
-                    .instance_id = 0,
-                    .prefix = global_prefix,
-                    .prefix_len = 64,
-                    .prefix_flags = RPL_PREFIX_INFO_AUTO_ADDR_CONF,
-                    /* autonomous address-configuration */
-                };
-
-                /* use specific global address */
-                state = rpl_init(0, &global_addr);
-                rpl_init_root(&rpl_opts);
-                is_root = 1;
-            }
-
-            if (state != SIXLOWERROR_SUCCESS) {
-                puts("Error initializing RPL");
-            }
-            else {
-                puts("6LoWPAN and RPL initialized.");
-            }
-
-            ipv6_iface_set_routing_provider(rpl_get_next_hop);
-
-        }
-        else {
-            puts("6LoWPAN initialized.");
-        }
-
-        DEBUGF("Start monitor\n");
-        kernel_pid_t monitor_pid = thread_create(monitor_stack_buffer,
-                                                 sizeof(monitor_stack_buffer),
-                                                 THREAD_PRIORITY_MAIN - 2,
-                                                 CREATE_STACKTEST,
-                                                 rpl_udp_monitor,
-                                                 NULL,
-                                                 "monitor");
-        DEBUGF("Register at transceiver %02X\n", TRANSCEIVER);
-        transceiver_register(TRANSCEIVER, monitor_pid);
-        ipv6_register_packet_handler(monitor_pid);
-        //sixlowpan_lowpan_register(monitor_pid);
-    }
-    else {
-        printf("ERROR: Unknown command '%c'\n", command);
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    if (command != 'h') {
-        ipv6_init_as_router();
-    }
-
-    puts("Transport layer initialized");
-    /* start transceiver watchdog */
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int rpl_udp_dodag(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-    (void) argc;
-    (void) argv;
-
-    printf("---------------------------\n");
-    rpl_dodag_t *mydodag = rpl_get_my_dodag();
-
-    if (mydodag == NULL) {
-        printf("Not part of a dodag\n");
-        printf("---------------------------\n");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    printf("Part of Dodag:\n");
-    printf("%s\n", ipv6_addr_to_str(addr_str, IPV6_MAX_ADDR_STR_LEN,
-                                    (&mydodag->dodag_id)));
-    printf("my rank: %d\n", mydodag->my_rank);
-
-    if (!is_root) {
-        printf("my preferred parent:\n");
-        printf("%s\n", ipv6_addr_to_str(addr_str, IPV6_MAX_ADDR_STR_LEN,
-                                        (&mydodag->my_preferred_parent->addr)));
-    }
-
-    printf("---------------------------\n");
-
-    return 0;
-}