RFC 826

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RFC 826 is the Internet standard document that specifies the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), which maps IP addresses to physical hardware addresses on local networks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Internet standard document
Request for Comments
abbreviation ARP specification
appliesTo broadcast-capable local networks
area computer networking
author David C. Plummer
category ARP
defines ARP
surface form: Address Resolution Protocol
definesField hardware address length
hardware type
operation
protocol address length
protocol type
sender hardware address
sender protocol address
target hardware address
target protocol address
definesMechanism resolution of protocol addresses to hardware addresses
definesMessageType ARP packet
ARP reply packet
ARP request packet
definesOperation ARP reply
ARP request
hasSection Introduction
Packet format
Protocol operation
identifier RFC 826
intendedFor IPv4 networks
language English
linkLayer Ethernet
networkScope local network
obsoletes none
protocolType network layer support protocol
publicationDate 1982-11
publishedBy Internet Engineering Task Force
Internet Society
relatedTo IPv4 addressing
link-layer addressing
specifiesMapping IP address to hardware address
network protocol addresses to 48-bit Ethernet addresses
standardizes behavior of ARP participants
format of ARP messages
standardsBody Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: IETF
status Internet Standard
title An Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol: Or Converting Network Protocol Addresses to 48.bit Ethernet Address for Transmission on Ethernet Hardware
updatesSpecificationOf Ethernet address resolution
usedBy IPv4

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ARP definedIn RFC 826