RFC 792

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RFC 792 is the Internet standard document that specifies the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), which is used for network diagnostics and error reporting in IP networks.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Internet standard document
Request for Comments
abbreviation ICMP specification
appliesTo Internet gateways
Internet hosts
category Internet protocol specification
definesBehavior handling of ICMP error messages
handling of ICMP query messages
definesConcept ICMP message types and codes
definesField ICMP Checksum field
ICMP Code field
ICMP
surface form: ICMP Identifier field

ICMP Sequence Number field
ICMP Type field
definesFor IP
Internet Protocol
definesLayer network layer control messages
definesMessageFormat ICMP header
definesMessageType ICMP
surface form: ICMP Destination Unreachable

ICMP
surface form: ICMP Echo Reply

ICMP
surface form: ICMP Echo Request

ICMP
surface form: ICMP Information Reply

ICMP
surface form: ICMP Information Request

ICMP
surface form: ICMP Parameter Problem

ICMP
surface form: ICMP Redirect

ICMP
surface form: ICMP Source Quench

ICMP
surface form: ICMP Time Exceeded

ICMP
surface form: ICMP Timestamp

ICMP
surface form: ICMP Timestamp Reply
definesRelationship ICMP messages are carried inside IP datagrams
field Internet protocols
computer networking
language English
publishedBy Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force
publishedInSeries RFCs
surface form: Request for Comments
purpose control messaging for IP
error reporting in IP networks
network diagnostics
relatedTo Internet Protocol
RFC 791
specifiesProtocol ICMP
ICMP
surface form: Internet Control Message Protocol
status Internet Standard
title ICMP
surface form: Internet Control Message Protocol
usedByProtocol IPv4
usedFor ping utility operation
traceroute behavior interpretation

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ICMP definedIn RFC 792
Jon Postel notableWork RFC 792