Ethernet - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the Ethernet IP protocol (Ethernet) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
Ethernet marks an Ethernet frame carried inside an IPv6 packet, part of the Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6) framework's mechanisms for network programming.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- Ethernet
- Abbreviation
- Ethernet
- Status
- Active
- IANA Number
- 143
- IANA Keyword
- Ethernet
- Reference
- Ethernet
IP Protocol Status - Active
Ethernet was standardized in RFC 8986 (2021) as part of SRv6, and is actively relevant to modern service-provider networks adopting segment routing.
IP Protocol Network Policy
Ethernet carries Ethernet frames inside IPv6 as part of Segment Routing (SRv6), and is relevant only to service-provider networks running SRv6 network programming.