I think you're thinking of the protocol used to automatically assign IP addresses? An IP address does not assign an IP address, and IP address is a node on a network where data can be sent or received. The protocol used for automatic assigning of IP addresses would be DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).
10.35.66.70 192.168.99.5 172.18.88.90
169.254.10.1 is an IP address generated automatically by a computer when it is unable to lease an address from a DHCP server. It is called an Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address.
The address 169.254.32.23 is an Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address. It is part of the reserved IP address range from 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254, which is used by devices to self-assign an IP address when they cannot obtain one from a DHCP server. This allows devices on the same local network to communicate with each other, even in the absence of a DHCP server.
Automatic Private IP Addressing
This is an APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) address. When Windows computers can't get an IP address from a DHCP server, they automatically assign themselves this address.
Automatic Private IP Addressing
10.0.0.0
It's called APIPA (automatic private ip addressing).
Any address in the 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 range is considered a private (reserved) IP address in the class A address space.
APIPA - Automatic Private IP Addressing uses a range of addresses 169.254.0.0-169.254.255.255 with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0. If your address starts with 169.254, there is a good chance you are using APIPA.
APIPA, or Automatic Private IP Addressing, is a feature used in networking that automatically assigns IP addresses in the range of 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254. This range is reserved for devices that cannot obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. When a device is configured to use DHCP and fails to receive an address, it will assign itself an APIPA address within this range, allowing for local communication on the same network segment.
If you mean when a computer cannot receive a IP address, it is called APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing). What that does is if the computer cannot receive a ip address from the DHCP (Dynamic host control protocol) server. It is assigned a IP address 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254. Note: Keep in mind you will not be able to access the Internet because this is a private address.