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Ip Layer Protocol

The document discusses various IP layer protocols, including ARP, RARP, ICMP, IGMP, DHCP, and BOOTP, detailing their functions and differences. ARP associates logical addresses with physical addresses, while RARP does the reverse; ICMP handles error messages, and IGMP facilitates multicasting. DHCP automates IP address assignment, improving network management, whereas BOOTP provides unique IP addresses but lacks the dynamic capabilities of DHCP.

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Ip Layer Protocol

The document discusses various IP layer protocols, including ARP, RARP, ICMP, IGMP, DHCP, and BOOTP, detailing their functions and differences. ARP associates logical addresses with physical addresses, while RARP does the reverse; ICMP handles error messages, and IGMP facilitates multicasting. DHCP automates IP address assignment, improving network management, whereas BOOTP provides unique IP addresses but lacks the dynamic capabilities of DHCP.

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IP LAYER PROTOCOL (3.

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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) : The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is used to
associate a logical address with a physical address. ARP is used to find the physical address
of the node when it’s Internet address is known.
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) : The Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
(RARP) allows a host to discover its Internet address when it knows only its physical address.
 It is used when a computer is connected to a network for the first time or when a diskless
computer is booted.

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) : The Internet Control Message Protocol
(ICMP) is a mechanism used by hosts and gateways to send notification of datagram
problems back to the sender.  ICMP sends query and error reporting messages.
Internet Group Message Protocol (IGMP) : The Internet Group Message Protocol (IGMP)
is used to facilitate the simultaneous transmission of a message to a group of recipients. Some
processes sometimes need to send the same message to a large number of receivers at same
time. This is called Multicasting. So for multicasting purpose IGMP protocol is used.

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network management protocol used
on Internet Protocol (IP) networks for automatically assigning IP addresses and other
communication parameters to devices connected to the network using a client–
server architecture.[1]
The technology eliminates the need for individually configuring network devices manually, and
consists of two network components, a centrally installed network DHCP server and client
instances of the protocol stack on each computer or device. When connected to the network, and
periodically thereafter, a client requests a set of parameters from the server using DHCP.
DHCP can be implemented on networks ranging in size from residential networks to
large campus networks and regional ISP networks.[2] Many routers and residential gateways have
DHCP server capability. Most residential network routers receive a unique IP address within the
ISP network. Within a local network, a DHCP server assigns a local IP address to each device.
DHCP services exist for networks running Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), as well as version 6
(IPv6). The IPv6 version of the DHCP protocol is commonly called DHCPv6.
DHCP was first defined in October 1993.[5][6] It is based on BOOTP, but can dynamically allocate
IP addresses from a pool and reclaim them when they are no longer in use. It can also be used
to deliver a wide range of extra configuration parameters to IP clients, including platform-specific
parameters.[7]
Four years later, the DHCPINFORM message type (used for WPAD) and other small changes
were added. This definition, from 1997,[8] remains the core of the standard for IPv4 networks.
DHCPv6 was initially defined in 2003.[9] After updates by many subsequent RFCs, its definition
was replaced in 2018,[10] where prefix delegation and stateless address autoconfiguration were
now merged.

Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) is a networking protocol which is used by


networking administration to give IP addresses to each member of that
network for participating with other networking devices by the main server.
Here, we will discuss the features of Bootstrap Protocol as follows.
• Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) is a basic protocol that automatically
provides each participant in a network connection with a unique IP
address for identification and authentication as soon as it connects
to the network. This helps the server to speed up data transfers
and connection requests.
• BOOTP uses a unique IP address algorithm to provide each system
on the network with a completely different IP address in a fraction
of a second.
• This shortens the connection time between the server and the
client. It starts the process of downloading and updating the
source code even with very little information.
• BOOTP uses a combination of TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
and UDP (User Datagram Protocol) to request and receive
requests from various network-connected participants and to
handle their responses.
• In a BOOTP connection, the server and client just need an IP address
and a gateway address to establish a successful connection.
Typically, in a BOOTP network, the server and client share the same
LAN, and the routers used in the network must support BOOTP
bridging.
• A great example of a network with a TCP / IP configuration is the
Bootstrap Protocol network. Whenever a computer on the network
asks for a specific request to the server, BOOTP uses its unique IP
address to quickly resolve them.

How Bootstrap Protocol differs from DHCP :


DHCP network servers have much broader use than
a BOOTP network server. It may be used for the purpose when a user
gives request to the server for a particular IP address and it gives the
response of that particular IP address only, hence, time is not wasted
for monitoring other addresses. BOOTP uses UDP (User Datagram
Protocol) through an IPv4 address connection to identify and
authenticate each network user. Also, a BOOTP connection has a
stable static database of IP addresses which serves the client
immediately with the required IP address.
Working of Bootstrap Protocol :
Here, we will discuss the Working steps of Bootstrap Protocol as
follows.
• At the very beginning, each network participant does not have an
IP address. The network administrator then provides each host on
the network with a unique IP address using the IPv4 protocol.
• The client installs the BOOTP network protocol using TCP / IP
Intervention on its computer system to ensure compatibility with
all network protocols when connected to this network.
• The BOOTP network administrator then sends a message that
contains a valid unicast address. This unicast address is then
forwarded to the BOOTP client by the master server.

Uses of BootstrapProtocol :
Here, we will discuss the uses of Bootstrap Protocol as follows.
1. Bootstrap (BOOTP) is primarily required to check the system on a
network the first time you start your computer. Records the BIOS
cycle of each computer on the network to allow the computer’s
motherboard and network manager to efficiently organize the data
transfer on the computer as soon as it boots up.
2. BOOTP is mainly used in a diskless environment and requires no
media as all data is stored in the network cloud for efficient use.
3. BOOTP is the transfer of a data between a client and a server to
send and receive requests and corresponding responses by the
networking server.
4. BOOTP supports the use of motherboards and network managers,
so no external storage outside of the cloud network is required.

Difference between BOOTP and DHCP


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BOOTP stands for Bootstrap Protocol and DHCP stands for Dynamic host
configuration protocol. These protocols square measure used for getting the
information science address of the host alongside the bootstrap info. The
operating of each protocol is totally different in some manner. Dynamic host
configuration protocol is also the extended version of the Bootstrap Protocol.
Let’s see the difference between that BOOTP and DHCP:

S.NO BOOTP DHCP

BOOTP stands for Bootstrap While DHCP stands for Dynamic host
1.
Protocol. configuration protocol.

BOOTP does not provide While DHCP provides temporary IP


2.
temporary IP addressing. addressing for only limited amount of time.

BOOTP does not support


3. While it support BOOTP clients.
DHCP clients.

In BOOTP, manual- While in DHCP, auto-configuration takes


4.
configuration takes place. place.

BOOTP does not support


5. Whereas DHCP supports mobile machines.
mobile machines.

BOOTP can have errors due to Whereas in DHCP errors do not occur
6.
manual-configuration. mostly due to auto-configuration.

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