Application of RARP protocol

Question

I know the RARP protocol is used for mapping physical address to logical address and its some practical applications. Now I have studied RARP(reverse ARP) protocol but cannot find its practical applications . Can anyone give some scenerios and practical applications of RARP protocol .

Answer 1

RARP is now an obsolete protocol that was used to allow a host to determine it's IP address based on the host's MAC address. The protocol was rendered obsolete by more modern techniques and protocols such as BOOTP and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) .