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title: ipProtocol
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# ipProtocol

|                       |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| *OID*                 | 1.3.6.1.1.1.2.4                                                                                                                                                    |
| *Names*               | ipProtocol                                                                                                                                                         |
| *Description*         | Abstraction of an IP protocol. Maps a protocol number to one or more names. The distinguished value of the cn attribute denotes the canonical name of the protocol |
| *Superior classes*    | [top](oc-top.html)                                                                                                                                                 |
| *Class type*          | STRUCTURAL: for structural specification of the DIT. Entries have only one structural object class superclass chain.                                               |
| *Required attributes* | [cn](at-cn.html), [ipProtocolNumber](at-ipProtocolNumber.html), [objectClass](at-objectClass.html)                                                                 |
| *Optional attributes* | [description](at-description.html)                                                                                                                                 |
| *Origin*              | [draft-howard-rfc2307bis](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-howard-rfc2307bis)                                                                           |
| *Schema file*         | 04-rfc2307bis.ldif                                                                                                                                                 |