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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 826 canonical | 5 |
| Address Resolution Protocol specification | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T270408 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 826 Context triple: [ARP, definedIn, RFC 826]
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A.
RFC 791
RFC 791 is the foundational Internet standard that specifies the design, structure, and operation of the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4).
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B.
RFC 1035
RFC 1035 is an Internet standards document that defines the implementation details, message formats, and operational procedures for the Domain Name System (DNS).
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C.
ICMP
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is a core network-layer protocol used primarily for sending error messages and operational information, such as in tools like ping and traceroute, within IP networks.
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D.
IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard
The IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard is a networking specification that defines how Ethernet bridges and switches forward frames and prevent loops in local area networks, including the original Spanning Tree Protocol.
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E.
RFC 9113
RFC 9113 is the Internet standards document that specifies the HTTP/2 protocol, defining its framing, semantics, and operational behavior on the web.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 826 Target entity description: 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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A.
RFC 791
RFC 791 is the foundational Internet standard that specifies the design, structure, and operation of the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4).
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B.
RFC 1035
RFC 1035 is an Internet standards document that defines the implementation details, message formats, and operational procedures for the Domain Name System (DNS).
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C.
ICMP
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is a core network-layer protocol used primarily for sending error messages and operational information, such as in tools like ping and traceroute, within IP networks.
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D.
IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard
The IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard is a networking specification that defines how Ethernet bridges and switches forward frames and prevent loops in local area networks, including the original Spanning Tree Protocol.
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E.
RFC 9113
RFC 9113 is the Internet standards document that specifies the HTTP/2 protocol, defining its framing, semantics, and operational behavior on the web.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: RFC 826 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Address Resolution Protocol specification