Requests the router to resolve a human-readable name (like example.i2p ) to a cryptographic Destination.
: The client application and the I2P router can reside on the same machine or different ones, communicating over a local or network socket.
To establish a connection through the network, a client follows a specific handshake and setup sequence via I2CP:
: I2CP handles the high-level requests from applications (e.g., "send this data to this destination") and translates them into the lower-level tunnel and Garlic routing mechanisms used by the I2P network.
I2CP operates as a message-based protocol, facilitating communication between two primary components: the (the application) and the Router (the I2P node).