RFC 1735 · EXPERIMENTAL · 1994

NBMA Address Resolution Protocol

Overview

RFC 1735, “NBMA Address Resolution Protocol”, is an Experimental document published in December 1994 by J. Heinanen, R. Govindan. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the NBMA Address Resolution Protocol (NARP). NARP can be used by a source terminal (host or router) connected to a Non-Broadcast, Multi-Access link layer (NBMA) network to find out the NBMA addresses of the a destination terminal provided that the destination terminal is connected to the same NBMA network. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

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What “Experimental” means

Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

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