Echo Protocol

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Echo Protocol is a simple network service defined in RFC 862 that sends back any data it receives, primarily used for testing and diagnostic purposes.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Echo Protocol canonical 4
Chargen Protocol 1
Echo-Request 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf application layer protocol ⓘ
network protocol ⓘ
behavior sends back any data it receives ⓘ
belongsTo TCP/IP protocol suite ⓘ
linked to: TCP/IP
canBeDisabledForSecurityReasons true ⓘ
canBeUsedToTest firewall rules ⓘ
routing configurations ⓘ
category Internet standard protocol ⓘ
connectionDirection client-server ⓘ
connectionlessSupport UDP mode ⓘ
connectionOrientedSupport TCP mode ⓘ
dataDirection bidirectional ⓘ
dataProcessing no interpretation of payload ⓘ
defaultPortTCP 7 ⓘ
defaultPortUDP 7 ⓘ
definedBy Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ
definedIn RFC 862 ⓘ
echoesDataUntil connection closed by client or server ⓘ
encryptionByDefault false ⓘ
hasPort 7 ⓘ
IANAServiceName echo ⓘ
introducedInRFC RFC 862 ⓘ
isRequestResponseProtocol true ⓘ
isSimple true ⓘ
isStateless true ⓘ
messageFormat arbitrary binary or text data ⓘ
operatesAtOSIModelLayer application layer ⓘ
portType well-known port ⓘ
primaryPurpose diagnostics ⓘ
testing ⓘ
relatedTo Character Generator Protocol ⓘ
Discard Protocol ⓘ
requiresAuthentication false ⓘ
requiresConnectionForTCP true ⓘ
responseTime immediate upon data receipt ⓘ
RFCStatus Standard ⓘ
securityFeatures none built-in ⓘ
specifiedYear 1983 ⓘ
status historic ⓘ
supportsFullDuplex true ⓘ
supportsMultipleClients true ⓘ
testScope end-to-end path verification ⓘ
transportLayerDependency TCP or UDP ⓘ
typicalImplementation inetd service on Unix-like systems ⓘ
usedFor connectivity testing ⓘ
network troubleshooting ⓘ
round-trip time observation ⓘ
usesTransportProtocol TCP ⓘ
UDP ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RFC 862 → title → Echo Protocol ⓘ
RFC 862 → specifies → Echo Protocol ⓘ
Link Control Protocol → messageType → Echo-Request ⓘ
subject linked to: Link Control Protocol for PPP
linked to: Echo Protocol
Discard Protocol → similarTo → Echo Protocol ⓘ
Discard Protocol → similarTo → Chargen Protocol ⓘ
linked to: Echo Protocol
STD 20 → defines → Echo Protocol ⓘ