Neighbor Discovery Protocol

Summary

Neighbor Discovery Protocol is a computer network protocol^[1]. It draws 210 Wikipedia views per month (computer_network_protocol category, ranking #57 of 317).^[2]

Key Facts

• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's image is recorded as ICMP header - General-en.svg^[3].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's image is recorded as ICMP header - General-ar.svg^[4].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's image is recorded as ICMP header - General-pt-br.svg^[5].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol^[6].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's developer is recorded as Internet Engineering Task Force^[7].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's part of is recorded as Internet protocol suite^[8].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's Commons category is recorded as Neighbor Discovery Protocol^[9].
• +1996-08-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Neighbor Discovery Protocol^[10].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06m0wk^[11].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)^[12].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2461: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)^[13].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1970: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)^[14].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's replaces is recorded as Address Resolution Protocol^[15].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NDP'}^[16].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 165932591^[17].
• Neighbor Discovery Protocol's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C165932591^[18].

Body

Publication

Neighbor Discovery Protocol's part of is recorded as Internet protocol suite^[8].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Neighbor Discovery Protocol include NDPMon^[19], an open-source software^[20].

Why It Matters

Neighbor Discovery Protocol draws 210 Wikipedia views per month (computer_network_protocol category, ranking #57 of 317).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for it include NDPMon^[19], an open-source software^[20].