MANET Protocols
This page provides IP protocol information on the MANET Protocols (manet) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
This IP protocol number is reserved for MANET (Mobile Ad hoc Network) routing protocols, used by self-configuring wireless networks of mobile nodes without fixed infrastructure.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- MANET Protocols
- Abbreviation
- manet
- Status
- Active
- IANA Number
- 138
- IANA Keyword
- manet
- Reference
- MANET Protocols
IP Protocol Status - Active
This reservation was standardized in RFC 5498 (2009) and remains actively relevant to ongoing MANET routing protocol work and deployments such as tactical and IoT mesh networks.
IP Protocol Network Policy
This number is reserved for routing protocols used by self-configuring mobile ad hoc wireless networks, relevant only to tactical, IoT mesh, or similar MANET deployments.