Standards/Ethernet/Ethertype

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In turn, Ethernet encapsulates [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer transport layer] protocols such as
 
In turn, Ethernet encapsulates [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer transport layer] protocols such as
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* ICMP for [[Standards/Ethernet/Ping|ping]]
 
* TCP
 
* TCP
* UDP
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* [[Standards/Ethernet/UDP|UDP]]
  
 
TCP and UDP share a number of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers ports].
 
TCP and UDP share a number of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers ports].

Latest revision as of 09:38, 7 March 2016

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The Ethertype indicates which protocol is encapsulated in the payoad of the Ethernet frame.

IP

The most known Ethertype is 0800 for Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4).

In turn, Ethernet encapsulates transport layer protocols such as

TCP and UDP share a number of ports.

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol allows to find the MAC address associated to a given IP address. It has Ethertype 0806.

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