4 Reference
4.1 PING Technology
The name PING is derived from the SONAR world where one
pings an object in the water and listens for its echo. This con
-
cept applies to the Internet world, where one pings an address
and waits for its echo (reply). This verifies that the end device is
present and that the connection is active.
The PING message is an ICMP (Internet Control Message Pro-
tocol) message. Both devices must be using TCP/IP protocol.
However, IP can be encapsulated onto the ADSL physical layer
in several ways. The following figure provides a summary of the
different implementation schemes for IP over ADSL.
Application
Software
Application
Software
Application
Software
TCP/IP
Application
Software
TCP/IP
TCP/IP
PPP
RFC 2516
TCP/IP
802.3 Ethernet
PPP
802.3 Ethernet
RFC 1483
RFC 1483
RFC 2364
RFC 1483
AAL5/ATM
AAL5/ATM
AAL5/ATM
AAL5/ATM
ADSL
ADSL
ADSL
ADSL
Classical IP over ATM
Ethernet over ATM
PPP over ATM
PPP over Ethernet
Figure 52 Encapsulation Technologies for IP over ADSL
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