ARIS - IP Protocol

This page provides IP protocol information on the ARIS IP protocol (ARIS) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.

ARIS is Aggregate Route-Based IP Switching, an early label-switching protocol developed to speed up IP forwarding using switched hardware paths.

IP Protocol Details

Name
ARIS
Abbreviation
ARIS
Status
Inactive
IANA Number
104
IANA Keyword
ARIS
Network Policy
Drop
Reference
ARIS

IP Protocol Status - Inactive

ARIS was developed at IBM in the mid-1990s as one of several precursors to MPLS, and became historical once MPLS was standardized.

IP Protocol Network Policy

IP protocol #104 - ARIS - is typically dropped by edge routers and firewalls. Advanced threat actors and malware families can use these non-standard IP protocol numbers for lateral movement (east-west communication) inside internal networks.