MICP - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the Mobile Internetworking Control Protocol (MICP) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
MICP is the Mobile Internetworking Control Protocol, an early control protocol proposed to support mobility management for Internet-connected hosts.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- Mobile Internetworking Control Protocol
- Abbreviation
- MICP
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 95
- IANA Keyword
- MICP
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- MICP
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
MICP is an early-1990s mobility research protocol; its IANA assignment has since been marked deprecated.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #95 - Mobile Internetworking Control 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.