Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a network protocol used to find the hardware address of a host from its IP address within a local area network. ARP acts as a bridge between the Network Layer and the Data Link Layer of the OSI model, enabling devices to communicate effectively over Ethernet by translating IP addresses into MAC addresses. This is essential for data packet transmission in an IP network, as devices rely on MAC addresses to send frames over a local network.
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