Protocol Reference


Protocol Suites - a visual representation of the components of several protocol suites.

Appletalk Protocols
Banyan Vines Protocols
DECNet Protocols
ISO/OSI Protocols
Microsoft/IBM Protocols
Novell NetWare Protocols
TCP/IP Protocols
Xerox XNS Protocols


Frame Formats - a visual representation of the frame format of commonly used LAN protocols.

Basic Frame Formats
Ethernet Frame Formats (Novell's "FRAME=")
Token Ring Frame Formats (Novell's "FRAME=")
IPX/SPX Header Formats
IP, TCP and UDP Header Formats
Appletalk Header and Packet Formats


Reference Documents - protocol specific information.

Internetworking Technology Overview(Excellent protocol reference from Cisco Systems)
Ethernet Vendor Address Assignments (the first three octets of the MAC address)
Token Ring Vendor Address Assignments (the first three octets of the MAC address)
Ethernet Type Assignments (23rd & 24th octet of an ethernet frame)
Ethernet Broadcast Addresses (includes multicasts)
IP Multicast Address Assignments
Well-Known TCP and UDP Port AssignmentsNetWare SAPS
NetWare SAPS

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