from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Apple Address Resolution Protocol
AARP
<networking> (AARP) {Apple}'s system to allow {AppleTalk}
{protocol} to work over networks other than {LocalTalk}, such
as {Ethernet} or {Token Ring}. {AppleTalk} {nodes} announce
their presence to the network so that other nodes can address
messages to them. AARP maps between AppleTalk addresses and
other schemes. It is actually a general address mapping
protocol that can be used to map between addresses at any
protocol level.
[G. Sidhu, R. Andrews, and A. Oppenheimer, "Inside AppleTalk",
Addison Wesley, 1990].
(2006-04-18)