Glossary
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IP v4 defined in RFC 791. Replaces RFC 760. Updated by RFCs 1349, 2474, and 6864.
Provides addressing and routing funtions. Resides in the Internetwork layer of the DOD model and the Network layer of the OSI model. IP uses information contained in routing tables to determine optimal routes through the internetwork and provides end-to-end communications between a sender and a receiver.
Related Info:
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc791