RFC 2332 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1998

NBMA Next Hop Resolution Protocol

Overview

RFC 2332, “NBMA Next Hop Resolution Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 1998 by J. Luciani, D. Katz, D. Piscitello, B. Cole, N. Doraswamy. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the NBMA Next Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP). NHRP can be used by a source station (host or router) connected to a Non-Broadcast, Multi-Access (NBMA) subnetwork to determine the internetworking layer address and NBMA subnetwork addresses of the "NBMA next hop" towards a destination station. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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