ICMP Features

• ICMP: Used by IP to send error and control messages

• ICMP uses IP to send its messages

• ICMP does not report errors on ICMP messages.

• ICMP message are not required on datagram checksum errors. (Some implementations still do)

• ICMP reports error only on the first fragment

IP Header

IP Data

Datalink Header

Datalink Data

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