WIDEBAND Packet Exchange - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the WIDEBAND Packet Exchange IP protocol (WB-EXPAK) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
WB-EXPAK is a packet-exchange protocol used within the WIDEBAND satellite network, an early experimental high-bandwidth research network.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- WIDEBAND Packet Exchange
- Abbreviation
- WB-EXPAK
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 79
- IANA Keyword
- WB-EXPAK
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- WIDEBAND Packet Exchange
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
WB-EXPAK is a 1980s-era WIDEBAND network protocol, and is historical, tied to research network infrastructure long since retired.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #79 - WIDEBAND Packet Exchange - 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.