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2.2.3.2 ARP
ARP stands for Address Resolution Protocol. A protocol within TCP/IP (Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) and AppleTalk networks that allows a host to find the
physical address of a node on the same network when it knows only the target’s logical or
IP address [6].
2.2.3.3 RARP
RARP stands for Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. A part of the TCP/IP
(Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) protocol suite that allows a computer,
more specifically a diskless workstation, to obtain
an IP address from a server when only
the hardware address is known [6].
2.2.4 Network Access Layer
The
lowest
layers
for
the
TCP/IP
layer
provide
way
for
the
system
to
deliver
data
or
packet
to
from
source
to
destination
for
the
same
network
(LAN)
or
outside
network
region
(WAN).
This
layer
also
use
network
for
transmit
IP
datagram.
Network
access
layer functions include mapping IP addresses to physical hardware addresses and
encapsulating IP packets into frames [5].
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