Internet Control Message Protocol

core protocol of the Internet Protocol suite, mainly used on IPv4 networks to indicate error messages in network operations
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Internet Control Message Protocol

Summary

Internet Control Message Protocol is a computer network protocol[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,083 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Internet Control Message Protocol's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[3].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol was followed by Internet Control Message Protocol for IPv6[4].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol is part of Internet protocol suite[5].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol's Commons category is recorded as ICMPv4[6].
  • 1981 marks the founding of Internet Control Message Protocol[7].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol[8].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 777: Internet Control Message Protocol[9].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 4884: Extended ICMP to Support Multi-Part Messages[10].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 6633: Deprecation of ICMP Source Quench Messages[11].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 6918: Formally Deprecating Some ICMPv4 Message Types[12].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1788: ICMP Domain Name Messages[13].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2521: ICMP Security Failures Messages[14].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol's used by is recorded as Q188876[15].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol's used by is recorded as traceroute[16].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol's used by is recorded as networking hardware[17].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol's port is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[18].
  • Internet Control Message Protocol's OSI Model layer location is recorded as network layer[19].

Body

Publication

Internet Control Message Protocol is part of Internet protocol suite[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Internet Control Message Protocol was followed by it for IPv6[4].

Why It Matters

Internet Control Message Protocol ranks in the top 5% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,083 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Protocol Numbers. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Protocol Numbers. Retrieved . 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.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Followed by Internet Control Message Protocol for IPv6
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