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PROTOCOL NUMBERS
In the Internet Protocol (IP) [DDN], [RFC791] there is a field, called
Protocol, to identify the next level protocol. This is an 8 bit
field.
Assigned Internet Protocol Numbers
Decimal Keyword Protocol References
------- ------- -------- ----------
0 Reserved [JBP]
1 ICMP Internet Control Message [RFC792,JBP]
2 IGMP Internet Group Management [RFC1112,JBP]
3 GGP Gateway-to-Gateway [RFC823,MB]
4 IP IP in IP (encasulation) [JBP]
5 ST Stream [RFC1190,IEN119,JWF]
6 TCP Transmission Control [RFC793,JBP]
7 UCL UCL [PK]
8 EGP Exterior Gateway Protocol [RFC888,DLM1]
9 IGP any private interior gateway [JBP]
10 BBN-RCC-MON BBN RCC Monitoring [SGC]
11 NVP-II Network Voice Protocol [RFC741,SC3]
12 PUP PUP [PUP,XEROX]
13 ARGUS ARGUS [RWS4]
14 EMCON EMCON [BN7]
15 XNET Cross Net Debugger [IEN158,JFH2]
16 CHAOS Chaos [NC3]
17 UDP User Datagram [RFC768,JBP]
18 MUX Multiplexing [IEN90,JBP]
19 DCN-MEAS DCN Measurement Subsystems [DLM1]
20 HMP Host Monitoring [RFC869,RH6]
21 PRM Packet Radio Measurement [ZSU]
22 XNS-IDP XEROX NS IDP [ETHERNET,XEROX]
23 TRUNK-1 Trunk-1 [BWB6]
24 TRUNK-2 Trunk-2 [BWB6]
25 LEAF-1 Leaf-1 [BWB6]
26 LEAF-2 Leaf-2 [BWB6]
27 RDP Reliable Data Protocol [RFC908,RH6]
28 IRTP Internet Reliable Transaction [RFC938,TXM]
29 ISO-TP4 ISO Transport Protocol Class 4 [RFC905,RC77]
30 NETBLT Bulk Data Transfer Protocol [RFC969,DDC1]
31 MFE-NSP MFE Network Services Protocol [MFENET,BCH2]
32 MERIT-INP MERIT Internodal Protocol [HWB]
33 SEP Sequential Exchange Protocol [JC120]
34 3PC Third Party Connect Protocol [SAF3]
35 IDPR Inter-Domain Policy Routing Protocol [MXS1]
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36 XTP XTP [GXC]
37 DDP Datagram Delivery Protocol [WXC]
38 IDPR-CMTP IDPR Control Message Transport Proto [MXS1]
39 TP++ TP++ Transport Protocol [DXF]
40 IL IL Transport Protocol [DXP2]
41 SIP Simple Internet Protocol [SXD]
42 SDRP Source Demand Routing Protocol [DXE1]
43 SIP-SR SIP Source Route [SXD]
44 SIP-FRAG SIP Fragment [SXD]
45 IDRP Inter-Domain Routing Protocol [Sue Hares]
46 RSVP Reservation Protocol [Bob Braden]
47 GRE General Routing Encapsulation [Tony Li]
48 MHRP Mobile Host Routing Protocol[David Johnson]
49 BNA BNA [Gary Salamon]
50 SIPP-ESP SIPP Encap Security Payload [Steve Deering]
51 SIPP-AH SIPP Authentication Header [Steve Deering]
52 I-NLSP Integrated Net Layer Security TUBA [GLENN]
53 SWIPE IP with Encryption [JI6]
54 NHRP NBMA Next Hop Resolution Protocol
55-60 Unassigned [JBP]
61 any host internal protocol [JBP]
62 CFTP CFTP [CFTP,HCF2]
63 any local network [JBP]
64 SAT-EXPAK SATNET and Backroom EXPAK [SHB]
65 KRYPTOLAN Kryptolan [PXL1]
66 RVD MIT Remote Virtual Disk Protocol [MBG]
67 IPPC Internet Pluribus Packet Core [SHB]
68 any distributed file system [JBP]
69 SAT-MON SATNET Monitoring [SHB]
70 VISA VISA Protocol [GXT1]
71 IPCV Internet Packet Core Utility [SHB]
72 CPNX Computer Protocol Network Executive [DXM2]
73 CPHB Computer Protocol Heart Beat [DXM2]
74 WSN Wang Span Network [VXD]
75 PVP Packet Video Protocol [SC3]
76 BR-SAT-MON Backroom SATNET Monitoring [SHB]
77 SUN-ND SUN ND PROTOCOL-Temporary [WM3]
78 WB-MON WIDEBAND Monitoring [SHB]
79 WB-EXPAK WIDEBAND EXPAK [SHB]
80 ISO-IP ISO Internet Protocol [MTR]
81 VMTP VMTP [DRC3]
82 SECURE-VMTP SECURE-VMTP [DRC3]
83 VINES VINES [BXH]
84 TTP TTP [JXS]
85 NSFNET-IGP NSFNET-IGP [HWB]
86 DGP Dissimilar Gateway Protocol [DGP,ML109]
87 TCF TCF [GAL5]
88 IGRP IGRP [CISCO,GXS]
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89 OSPFIGP OSPFIGP [RFC1583,JTM4]
90 Sprite-RPC Sprite RPC Protocol [SPRITE,BXW]
91 LARP Locus Address Resolution Protocol [BXH]
92 MTP Multicast Transport Protocol [SXA]
93 AX.25 AX.25 Frames [BK29]
94 IPIP IP-within-IP Encapsulation Protocol [JI6]
95 MICP Mobile Internetworking Control Pro. [JI6]
96 SCC-SP Semaphore Communications Sec. Pro. [HXH]
97 ETHERIP Ethernet-within-IP Encapsulation [RXH1]
98 ENCAP Encapsulation Header [RFC1241,RXB3]
99 any private encryption scheme [JBP]
100 GMTP GMTP [RXB5]
101-254 Unassigned [JBP]
255 Reserved [JBP]
REFERENCES
[CFTP] Forsdick, H., "CFTP", Network Message, Bolt Beranek and
Newman, January 1982.
[CISCO] Cisco Systems, "Gateway Server Reference Manual", Manual
Revision B, January 10, 1988.
[DDN] Feinler, E., Editor, "DDN Protocol Handbook", Network
Information Center, SRI International, December 1985.
[DGP] M/A-COM Government Systems, "Dissimilar Gateway Protocol
Specification, Draft Version", Contract no. CS901145,
November 16, 1987.
[ETHERNET] "The Ethernet, A Local Area Network: Data Link Layer and
Physical Layer Specification", AA-K759B-TK, Digital
Equipment Corporation, Maynard, MA. Also as: "The
Ethernet - A Local Area Network", Version 1.0, Digital
Equipment Corporation, Intel Corporation, Xerox
Corporation, September 1980. And: "The Ethernet, A Local
Area Network: Data Link Layer and Physical Layer
Specifications", Digital, Intel and Xerox, November 1982.
And: XEROX, "The Ethernet, A Local Area Network: Data Link
Layer and Physical Layer Specification", X3T51/80-50,
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT., October 1980.
[IEN90] Cohen, D. and J. Postel, "Multiplexing Protocol", IEN 90,
USC/Information Sciences Institute, May 1979.
[IEN119] Forgie, J., "ST - A Proposed Internet Stream Protocol",
IEN 119, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, September 1979.
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[IEN158] Haverty, J., "XNET Formats for Internet Protocol Version 4",
IEN 158, October 1980.
[MFENET] Shuttleworth, B., "A Documentary of MFENet, a National
Computer Network", UCRL-52317, Lawrence Livermore Labs,
Livermore, California, June 1977.
[PUP] Boggs, D., J. Shoch, E. Taft, and R. Metcalfe, "PUP: An
Internetwork Architecture", XEROX Palo Alto Research Center,
CSL-79-10, July 1979; also in IEEE Transactions on
Communication, Volume COM-28, Number 4, April 1980.
[SPRITE] Welch, B., "The Sprite Remote Procedure Call System",
Technical Report, UCB/Computer Science Dept., 86/302,
University of California at Berkeley, June 1986.
[RFC741] Cohen, D., "Specifications for the Network Voice Protocol",
RFC 741, ISI/RR 7539, USC/Information Sciences Institute,
March 1976.
[RFC768] Postel, J., "User Datagram Protocol", STD 6, RFC 768,
USC/Information Sciences Institute, August 1980.
[RFC791] Postel, J., "Internet Protocol - DARPA Internet Program
Protocol Specification", STD 5, RFC 791, DARPA, September
1981.
[RFC792] Postel, J., "Internet Control Message Protocol - DARPA
Internet Program Protocol Specification", STD 5, RFC 792,
USC/Information Sciences Institute, September 1981.
[RFC793] Postel, J., "Transmission Control Protocol - DARPA
Internet Program Protocol Specification", STD 7, RFC 793,
USC/Information Sciences Institute, September 1981.
[RFC823] Hinden, R., and A. Sheltzer, "The DARPA Internet Gateway",
RFC 823, BBN, September 1982.
[RFC869] Hinden, R., "A Host Monitoring Protocol", RFC 869,
Bolt Beranek and Newman, December 1983.
[RFC888] Seamonson, L., and E. Rosen, "STUB" Exterior Gateway
Protocol", RFC 888, BBN Communications Corporation,
January 1984.
[RFC905] International Standards Organization, "ISO Transport Protocol
Specification - ISO DP 8073", RFC 905, April 1984.
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[RFC908] Velten, D., R. Hinden, and J. Sax, "Reliable Data Protocol",
RFC 908, BBN Communications Corporation, July 1984.
[RFC938] Miller, T., "Internet Reliable Transaction Protocol", RFC
938,
ACC, February 1985.
[RFC969] Clark, D., M. Lambert, and L. Zhang, "NETBLT: A Bulk Data
Transfer Protocol", RFC 969, MIT Laboratory for Computer
Science, December 1985.
[RFC1112] Deering, S., "Host Extensions for IP Multicasting",
STD 5, RFC 1112, Stanford University, August 1989.
[RFC1190] Topolcic, C., Editor, "Experimental Internet Stream
Protocol, Version 2 (ST-II)", RFC 1190, CIP Working Group,
October 1990.
[RFC1241] Woodburn, W., and D. Mills, " A Scheme for an Internet
Encapsulation Protocol: Version 1", RFC 1241, SAIC,
University of Delaware, July 1991.
[RFC1583] Moy, J., "The OSPF Specification", RFC 1583, Proteon,
March 1994.
PEOPLE
[BCH2] Barry Howard <Howard@NMFECC.LLNL.GOV>
[BK29] Brian Kantor <brian@UCSD.EDU>
[BN7] <mystery contact>
[BWB6] Barry Boehm <boehm@ARPA.MIL>
[BXH] Brian Horn <---none--->
[BXW] Bruce Willins <---none--->
[DDC1] David Clark <ddc@LCS.MIT.EDU>
[DLM1] David Mills <Mills@HUEY.UDEL.EDU>
[DRC3] Dave Cheriton <cheriton@PESCADERO.STANFORD.EDU>
[DXE1] Deborah Estrin <estrin@usc.edu>
[DXF] Dirk Fromhein <df@watershed.com>
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[DXM2] David Mittnacht <---none--->
[DXP2] Dave Presotto <presotto@reseach.att.co
[David Johnson] <mystery contact>
[GAL5] Guillermo A. Loyola <LOYOLA@IBM.COM>
[GLENN] K. Robert Glenn <glenn@osi.ncsl.nist.gov>
[GXC] Greg Chesson <Greg@SGI.COM>
[GXS] Guenther Schreiner <snmp-admin@ira.uka.de>
[GXT1] Gene Tsudik <tsudik@USC.EDU>
[HCF2] Harry Forsdick <Forsdick@BBN.COM>
[HWB] Hans-Werner Braun <HWB@MCR.UMICH.EDU>
[HXH] Howard Hart <hch@hybrid.com>
[JBP] Jon Postel <postel@isi.edu>
[JC120] <mystery contact>
[JFH2] Jack Haverty <jhaverty@ORACLE.COM>
[JI6] John Ioannidis <ji@CS.COLUMBIA.EDU>
[JTM4] John Moy <jmoy@PROTEON.COM>
[JWF] Jim Forgie <FORGIE@XN.LL.MIT.EDU>
[JXS] Jim Stevens <Stevens@ISI.EDU>
[KATZ] Dave Katz <dkatz@cisco.com>
[MB] Mike Brescia <Brescia@CCV.BBN.COM>
[MBG] Michael Greenwald <Greenwald@SCRC-STONY-BROOK.SYMBOLICS.COM>
[ML109] Mike Little <little@MACOM4.ARPA>
[MTR] Marshall T. Rose <mrose@dbc.mtview.ca.us>
[MXS1] Martha Steenstrup <MSteenst@BBN.COM>
