SPECIFICATION
J. Postel. Internet Protocol. Request for Comments
768, USC Information Sciences Institute, Marina del Ray, Calif., Aug. 1980.
SYNOPSIS
IP handles fragmentation and routing required in
transmitting messages across heterogeneous interconnected networks.
This implementation is complete, with the exception of some of the
optional header fields.
REALM
IP is in the ASYNC realm.
PARTICIPANTS
IP removes a pointer to an IPhost
from the top of the stack of each participant. If the local
participant is missing or if the local IPhost pointer is ANY_HOST,
IP will select an appropriate local IPhost.
CONTROL OPERATIONS
CONFIGURATION
IP must be configured above VNET:
name=ip protocols=vnet;
If an explicit route for a remote network is not specified, IP will forward packets for that network to a default gateway, if one has been configured. The default gateway can be set with a rom file entry of the form:
ip gateway 127.1.22.11
If no default getway has been configured, or the specified default gateway can not be reached directly, IP will operate without a default gateway and ERR_XOBJwill be returned in cases where a default gateway would otherwise have been used.
AUTHORS
Clinton Jeffery, David Kays and Ed Menze