RFC 1735 (rfc1735) - Page 1 of 11
NBMA Address Resolution Protocol (NARP)
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Network Working Group J. Heinanen
Request for Comments: 1735 Telecom Finland
Category: Experimental R. Govindan
ISI
December 1994
NBMA Address Resolution Protocol (NARP)
Status of this Memo
This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any
kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
IESG Note:
Note that the work contained in this memo does not describe an
Internet standard. This work represents an early stage in the
ongoing efforts to resolve direct communication over NBMA subnets.
It is a suitable experimental protocol for early deployment. It is
expect that it will be superceded by other work being developed
within the IETF.
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. Although
this document focuses on NARP in the context of IP, the technique is
applicable to other network layer protocols as well. This RFC is a
product of the Routing over Large Clouds Working Group of the IETF.
1. Introduction
The NBMA Address Resolution Protocol (NARP) allows a source terminal
(a host or router), wishing to communicate over a Non-Broadcast,
Multi-Access link layer (NBMA) network, to find out the NBMA
addresses of a destination terminal if the destination terminal is
connected to the same NBMA network as the source.
Heinanen & Govindan