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RESEARCH PRODUCT

SmartARP: merging IP and MAC addressing for low-cost gigabit Ethernet networks

Karlis OgstsJanis LacisAndris SidorovsGuntis Bārzdiņš

subject

EthernetProxy ARPComputer Networks and Communicationscomputer.internet_protocolVirtual LANComputer scienceIP forwardinglaw.inventionInternet protocol suitelawNetwork architecturebusiness.industryNetwork packetComputerSystemsOrganization_COMPUTER-COMMUNICATIONNETWORKSGigabit EthernetLocal area networkBroadcast domainOptical IP SwitchingTelecommunications networkIP tunnelForwarding information baseARP spoofingThe InternetAddress Resolution ProtocolbusinesscomputerComputer network

description

Abstract Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is one of the key TCP/IP stack protocols, used on LANs to map 32 bit IP addresses into 48 bit hardware addresses. Regular ARP uses MAC layer broadcasts to perform the mapping. In this paper a new server-based ARP extension (smartARP) is proposed, which allows the extension of ARP functionality beyond a single MAC layer broadcast domain. Compared to regular IP router, smartARP together with simple broadcast-filtering switches presents a low-cost alternative for forwarding packets between MAC layer broadcast domains. SmartARP is transparent to existing IP hosts, operates independent of LAN speed, and scales for big networks.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1999-11-01Computer Networks
https://doi.org/10.1016/s1389-1286(99)00095-x