MERIT Internodal Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the MERIT Internodal Protocol (MERIT-INP) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
MERIT-INP is the MERIT Internodal Protocol, used within the Merit Network, an early Michigan-based research and education computer network, to link its nodes.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- MERIT Internodal Protocol
- Abbreviation
- MERIT-INP
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 32
- IANA Keyword
- MERIT-INP
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- MERIT Internodal Protocol
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
MERIT-INP is a 1970s/80s regional research-network protocol, and was superseded long ago by standard TCP/IP internetworking.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #32 - MERIT Internodal Protocol - 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.