AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
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AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol (AARP) is a network protocol used in Apple’s AppleTalk suite to map AppleTalk network addresses to physical hardware (MAC) addresses on local area networks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol canonical | 2 |
| AppleTalk internetwork | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8470889 — 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: AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol Context triple: [Routing Table Maintenance Protocol, relatedTo, AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol]
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A.
AppleTalk Echo Protocol
AppleTalk Echo Protocol is a diagnostic network service in the AppleTalk suite used to test connectivity and measure round-trip communication between AppleTalk nodes.
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B.
AppleTalk Session Protocol
AppleTalk Session Protocol is a higher-level AppleTalk networking component that manages and maintains communication sessions between devices in Apple’s classic Macintosh networking environment.
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C.
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol is a lightweight, request–response networking protocol in the AppleTalk suite designed for simple, reliable transactions such as file and print services.
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D.
AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol
AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol is a reliable, connection-oriented transport protocol in the AppleTalk networking suite, analogous to TCP in the TCP/IP model.
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E.
Inside AppleTalk (Apple technical reference)
Inside AppleTalk (Apple technical reference) is a technical book that provides an in-depth explanation of Apple’s AppleTalk networking architecture and protocols for developers and system integrators.
- 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: AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol Target entity description: AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol (AARP) is a network protocol used in Apple’s AppleTalk suite to map AppleTalk network addresses to physical hardware (MAC) addresses on local area networks.
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A.
AppleTalk Echo Protocol
AppleTalk Echo Protocol is a diagnostic network service in the AppleTalk suite used to test connectivity and measure round-trip communication between AppleTalk nodes.
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B.
AppleTalk Session Protocol
AppleTalk Session Protocol is a higher-level AppleTalk networking component that manages and maintains communication sessions between devices in Apple’s classic Macintosh networking environment.
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C.
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol is a lightweight, request–response networking protocol in the AppleTalk suite designed for simple, reliable transactions such as file and print services.
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D.
AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol
AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol is a reliable, connection-oriented transport protocol in the AppleTalk networking suite, analogous to TCP in the TCP/IP model.
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E.
Inside AppleTalk (Apple technical reference)
Inside AppleTalk (Apple technical reference) is a technical book that provides an in-depth explanation of Apple’s AppleTalk networking architecture and protocols for developers and system integrators.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
address resolution protocol
ⓘ
network protocol ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AARP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addressFamily | AppleTalk DDP addresses ⓘ |
| addressTypeResolved |
AppleTalk network address
ⓘ
hardware address ⓘ |
| category |
AppleTalk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
link-layer protocols ⓘ network layer protocols ⓘ |
| communicationModel | broadcast-based ⓘ |
| designedFor | plug-and-play AppleTalk configuration ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| hardwareAddressType | MAC address ⓘ |
| introducedWith | early AppleTalk implementations ⓘ |
| layer | data link layer ⓘ |
| messageType |
probe
ⓘ
request ⓘ response ⓘ |
| namingConvention | AppleTalk node addressing ⓘ |
| networkSuite | AppleTalk protocol suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesOn | AppleTalk nodes ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | LANs using AppleTalk ⓘ |
| OSIModelLayer | Layer 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | AppleTalk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | binding AppleTalk protocol addresses to physical addresses ⓘ |
| protocolFamily | Apple networking protocols ⓘ |
| relation | component of AppleTalk internetworking ⓘ |
| replacedBy | IP-based networking ⓘ |
| requires |
AppleTalk network number
ⓘ
AppleTalk node ID ⓘ |
| scope | local network segment ⓘ |
| similarTo | Address Resolution Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| supports |
automatic node address assignment
ⓘ
duplicate address detection ⓘ dynamic address resolution ⓘ node discovery ⓘ |
| usedBy |
AppleTalk routers
ⓘ
classic Mac OS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | mapping AppleTalk network addresses to MAC addresses ⓘ |
| usedIn |
EtherTalk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LocalTalk NERFINISHED ⓘ TokenTalk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn | local area networks ⓘ |
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: AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol Description of subject: AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol (AARP) is a network protocol used in Apple’s AppleTalk suite to map AppleTalk network addresses to physical hardware (MAC) addresses on local area networks.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
AppleTalk internetwork