b'\n_START_ARTICLE_\nICMP\n_START_SECTION_\nTehnisk\xc4\x81s deta\xc4\xbcas\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nICMP ir defin\xc4\x93ts RFC\xc2\xa0792 (ar papildin\xc4\x81jumiem RFC\xc2\xa0950). Tas ir IP protokola neat\xc5\x86emama sast\xc4\x81vda\xc4\xbca. ICMP versija IPv4 tiek saukta par ICMPv4, IPv6 ir ekvivalents protokols - ICMPv6._NEWLINE_ICMP zi\xc5\x86ojumi tiek inkapsul\xc4\x93ti IP datagramm\xc4\x81s, bet tas, t\xc4\x81pat k\xc4\x81 UDP, negarant\xc4\x93 m\xc4\x93r\xc4\xb7a sasnieg\xc5\xa1anu._NEWLINE_Daudzi t\xc4\xabkla diagnostic\xc4\x93\xc5\xa1anas r\xc4\xabki izmanto ICMP. Piem\xc4\x93ram, komanda traceroute s\xc5\xabta \xc4\xabpa\xc5\xa1i sagatavotas UDP datagrammas un gaida ICMP atbildes "Time to live exceeded in transit" vai "Destination unreachable"._NEWLINE_Savuk\xc4\x81rt r\xc4\xabks ping izmanto ICMP "Echo" un "Echo reply" pazi\xc5\x86ojumus.'