RFC 1256 (rfc1256) - Page 2 of 19
ICMP Router Discovery Messages
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RFC 1256 ICMP Router Discovery Messages September 1991
in [2]. This does not include systems that, though
capable of IP forwarding, have that capability turned
off. Nor does it include systems that do IP forwarding
only insofar as required to obey IP Source Route
options.
host any system that is not a router.
multicast unless otherwise qualified, means the use of either IP
multicast [4] or IP broadcast [6] service.
link a communication facility or medium over which systems
can communicate at the link layer, i.e., the protocol
layer immediately below IP. The term "physical
network" has sometimes been used (imprecisely) for
this. Examples of links are LANs (possibly bridged to
other LANs), wide-area store-and-forward networks,
satellite channels, and point-to-point links.
multicast link
a link over which IP multicast or IP broadcast service
is supported. This includes broadcast media such as
LANs and satellite channels, single point-to-point
links, and some store-and-forward networks such as SMDS
networks [8].
interface a system's attachment point to a link. It is possible
(though unusual) for a system to have more than one
interface to the same link. Interfaces are uniquely
identified by IP unicast addresses; a single interface
may have more than one such address.
multicast interface
an interface to a multicast link, that is, an interface
to a link over which IP multicast or IP broadcast
service is supported.
subnet either a single subnet of a subnetted IP network [7] or
a single non-subnetted IP network, i.e., the entity
identified by an IP address logically ANDed with its
assigned subnet mask. More than one subnet may exist
on the same link.
neighboring having an IP address belonging to the same subnet.
Router Discovery Working Group