<s>
The	O
Next	B-Protocol
Hop	I-Protocol
Resolution	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
NHRP	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
ATM	O
ARP	O
routing	O
mechanism	O
that	O
is	O
sometimes	O
used	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
efficiency	O
of	O
routing	O
computer	O
network	O
traffic	O
over	O
Non-Broadcast	O
,	O
Multiple	O
Access	O
(	O
NBMA	B-Protocol
)	O
Networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
plays	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
Cisco	O
's	O
Dynamic	B-Application
Multipoint	I-Application
Virtual	I-Application
Private	I-Application
Network	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"[NHRP]	O
allows	O
a	O
source	O
station	O
(	O
a	O
host	B-Device
or	O
router	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
wishing	O
to	O
communicate	O
over	O
[	O
an	O
NBMA ]	O
subnetwork	O
,	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
internetworking	O
layer	O
addresses	O
and	O
NBMA	B-Protocol
addresses	O
of	O
suitable	O
'	O
NBMA	B-Protocol
next	O
hops	O
 '	O
toward	O
a	O
destination	O
station.	O
"	O
</s>
