Term:Internet Protocol
CNSSI 4009
Internet Protocol (IP) - Standard protocol for transmission of data from source to destinations in packet-switched communications networks and interconnected systems of such networks.
GAO-09-232G
Internet Protocol - Standard protocol for transmission of data from source to destinations in packet-switched communications networks and interconnected systems of such networks.
NIST SP 800-44
Internet Protocol (IP) - address of the target node it wishes to communicate with, and the node with that address responds by sending back its physical address so that packets can be transmitted.