SATNET Monitoring - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the SATNET Monitoring IP protocol (SAT-MON) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
SAT-MON is SATNET Monitoring, a protocol used to monitor the performance and status of links within the early SATNET satellite research network.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- SATNET Monitoring
- Abbreviation
- SAT-MON
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 69
- IANA Keyword
- SAT-MON
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- SATNET Monitoring
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
SAT-MON is a 1980s-era SATNET monitoring protocol, and is historical, tied to satellite network infrastructure long since retired.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #69 - SATNET Monitoring - 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.