Internet Protocol

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002218",
  "term": "Internet Protocol",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. Standard protocol for transmission of data from source to destinations in packet-switched communications networks and interconnected systems of such networks.\n\n2. The Internet Protocol, as defined in IETF RFC 6864, which is the principal communications protocol in the IETF Internet protocol suite for specifying system address information when relaying datagrams across network boundaries.",
  "abbreviation": "IP",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015; CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NIST SP 1800-16B; NIST SP 1800-16C; NIST SP 1800-16D",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/internet-protocol/"
}