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Neighbor Discovery Protocol
Network Layer — Other
Protocol Overview
Full Name
Neighbor Discovery Protocol
Abbreviation
NDP
OSI Layer
Network Layer
Category
Other
RFC
RFC 4861
About NDP
IPv6 protocol replacing ARP for mapping IP addresses to MAC addresses. Also handles router discovery, prefix discovery, address autoconfiguration (SLAAC), and duplicate address detection.
Network Layer
Other
Standards Reference
NDP is defined in RFC 4861, published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). RFCs are the official standards documents for internet protocols and are freely available for public review.