Networking - Define Address Resolution Protocol

Define Address Resolution Protocol.

- Address Resolution Protocol ARP, is responsible for mapping an IP address to its corresponding physical network address.
- It is mostly seen on Ethernet network.
- A correlation between each MAC address and its corresponding IP address is maintained by a table called the ARP cache.
- A protocol is provided for making rules where correlation and address is provided for conversion in both directions.
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