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"title":"PING",
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"related":["/protocol/network/messages/pong.md"]
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} </div>
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# Request: Ping ("ping")
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Connection keep-alive, "aliveness" and latency discovery.
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If a node receives a `ping` message, it replies as quickly as possible with a [`pong`](/protocol/network/messages/pong.md) message with the provided *nonce*.
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## Message Format
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| Field | Length | Format | Description |
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|--|--|--|--|
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| nonce | 8 bytes | unsigned 64 bit integer<sup>[(LE)](/protocol/misc/endian/little.md)</sup> | An arbitrary value provided to connect the ping message with the `pong` reply. |
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