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Generic Routing Encapsulation

tunneling protocol developed by Cisco Systems that can encapsulate a wide variety of network layer protocols inside virtual point-to-point links over an Internet Protocol network
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Generic Routing Encapsulation

Summary

Generic Routing Encapsulation is a computer network protocol[1]. It draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (computer_network_protocol category, ranking #122 of 317).[2]

Key Facts

  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[3].
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's developer is recorded as Cisco[4].
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's part of is recorded as Internet protocol suite[5].
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's Commons category is recorded as Generic Routing Encapsulation[6].
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02x0tn[7].
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's described by source is recorded as RFC 1701: Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)[8].
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's described by source is recorded as RFC 2784: Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)[9].
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's described by source is recorded as RFC 1702: Generic Routing Encapsulation over IPv4 networks[10].
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's described by source is recorded as RFC 5845: Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Key Option for Proxy Mobile IPv6[11].
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's described by source is recorded as RFC 3147: Generic Routing Encapsulation over CLNS Networks[12].
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's described by source is recorded as RFC 6245: Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Key Extension for Mobile IPv4[13].
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's described by source is recorded as RFC 2890: Key and Sequence Number Extensions to GRE[14].
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 172697091[15].
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation's FOLDOC ID is recorded as Generic+Routing+Encapsulation[16].

Body

Publication

Generic Routing Encapsulation's part of is recorded as Internet protocol suite[5].

Why It Matters

Generic Routing Encapsulation draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (computer_network_protocol category, ranking #122 of 317).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Cisco

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . iana.org. Retrieved . iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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