Address Resolution Protocol


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Address Resolution Protocol
The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a telecommunication protocol used for resolution of network layer addresses into link layer addresses, a critical function in multiple-access networks. ARP was defined by RFC 826 in 1982, is Internet Standard STD 37, and is also the name of the program for manipulating these addresses in most operating systems.

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