ICMP Destination Unreachable (Fragmentation Needed) messages

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ICMP message type
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs ICMP Type 3 Code 4
gptkbp:codeValue 4
gptkbp:contains Next-hop MTU value
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:RFC_792
gptkbp:features May be filtered by firewalls
gptkbp:field gptkb:MTU
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ICMP Destination Unreachable (Fragmentation Needed) messages
gptkbp:importantFor Essential for efficient packet delivery in IP networks
gptkbp:purpose Notify sender that fragmentation is needed but the DF (Don't Fragment) bit is set
gptkbp:recipient Packet sender
gptkbp:relatedTo Network troubleshooting
gptkbp:replacedBy ICMPv6 Packet Too Big message (in IPv6)
gptkbp:sentBy Routers
gptkbp:supportsProtocol gptkb:ICMP
gptkbp:triggeredBy Router unable to forward packet due to MTU restriction
gptkbp:typeValue 3
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Path_MTU_Discovery
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:IPv4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Path_MTU_Discovery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7