Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
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The duty of Address Resolution Protocol(ARP) is to find out the physical address of a host
in the network when the ip address is known.
in the network when the ip address is known.
IP address ARP
____________________> MAC address
When a data for one host is crossing one router we are using ARP.
ARP is responsible for the determination of destination MAC address.
For that an ARP is broadcast is transmitting periodically. According to the responses the node is creating an ARP table. With the help of this table the node (source) can find out the destination mac address.
Recommended readings
1. Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP)
2. Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
3. Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
4. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
ARP is responsible for the determination of destination MAC address.
For that an ARP is broadcast is transmitting periodically. According to the responses the node is creating an ARP table. With the help of this table the node (source) can find out the destination mac address.
Recommended readings
1. Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP)
2. Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
3. Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
4. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)