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Protocol type (16 bits) indicates in a 16-bit value what protocol the data contained in the Ethernet frame (payload) uses in layer 3. For example the value is 0x0800 for IP and 0x08060x0806 for IP and 0x0800 for ARP. In some cases the field may contain a value that indicates the length of the payload instead of the protocol type, but it is currently not used often.
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Protocol type (16 bits) indicates in a 16-bit value what protocol the data contained in the Ethernet frame (payload) uses in layer 3. For example the value is 0x0806 for IP and 0x0800 for ARP. In some cases the field may contain a value that indicates the length of the payload instead of the protocol type, but it is currently not used often.
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Version as of 11:45, 11 Apr 2014
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Protocol type (16 bits) indicates in a 16-bit value what protocol the data contained in the Ethernet frame (payload) uses in layer 3. For example the value is 0x0800 for IP and 0x0806 for ARP. In some cases the field may contain a value that indicates the length of the payload instead of the protocol type, but it is currently not used often.
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