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.
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 ⓘ |