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The document outlines the IP address ranges for Classes A, B, C, D, and E, detailing their public and private ranges, subnet masks, number of networks, and hosts per network. Class A supports large networks with a range of 1.0.0.0 to 127.0.0.0, Class B accommodates medium to large networks from 128.0.0.0 to 191.255.0.0, and Class C is for small networks ranging from 192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.0, while Class D is used for multicasting and Class E is reserved for research.

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Classes-of-IP-address-Public-and-Private

The document outlines the IP address ranges for Classes A, B, C, D, and E, detailing their public and private ranges, subnet masks, number of networks, and hosts per network. Class A supports large networks with a range of 1.0.0.0 to 127.0.0.0, Class B accommodates medium to large networks from 128.0.0.0 to 191.255.0.0, and Class C is for small networks ranging from 192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.0, while Class D is used for multicasting and Class E is reserved for research.

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Class A Public & Private IP Address Range

Class A addresses are for networks with large number of total hosts. Class A
allows for 126 networks by using the first octet for the network ID. The first
bit in this octet, is always zero. The remaining seven bits in this octet
complete the network ID. The 24 bits in the remaining three octets represent
the hosts ID and allows for approximately 17 million hosts per network. Class
A network number values begin at 1 and end at 127.

 Public IP Range: 1.0.0.0 to 127.0.0.0

o First octet value range from 1 to 127

 Private IP Range: 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255

 Subnet Mask: 255.0.0.0 (8 bits)

 Number of Networks: 126

 Number of Hosts per Network: 16,777,214

Class B Public & Private IP Address Range


Class B addresses are for medium to large sized networks. Class B allows for
16,384 networks by using the first two octets for the network ID. The first
two bits in the first octet are always 1 0. The remaining six bits, together
with the second octet, complete the network ID. The 16 bits in the third and
fourth octet represent host ID and allows for approximately 65,000 hosts per
network. Class B network number values begin at 128 and end at 191.

 Public IP Range: 128.0.0.0 to 191.255.0.0

o First octet value range from 128 to 191

 Private IP Range: 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255

 Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0 (16 bits)

 Number of Networks: 16,382

 Number of Hosts per Network: 65,534

Class C Public & Private IP Address Range


Class C addresses are used in small local area networks (LANs). Class C
allows for approximately 2 million networks by using the first three octets for
the network ID. In a class C IP address, the first three bits of the first octet
are always 1 1 0. And the remaining 21 bits of first three octets complete the
network ID. The last octet (8 bits) represent the host ID and allows for 254
hosts per network. Class C network number values begins at 192 and end at
223.

 Public IP Range: 192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.0

o First octet value range from 192 to 223

 Private IP Range: 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255

 Special IP Range: 127.0.0.1 to 127.255.255.255

 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 (24 bits)

 Number of Networks: 2,097,150

 Number of Hosts per Network: 254

Class D IP Address Range


Class D IP addresses are not allocated to hosts and are used for multicasting.
Multicasting allows a single host to send a single stream of data to thousands
of hosts across the Internet at the same time. It is often used for audio and
video streaming, such as IP-based cable TV networks. Another example is the
delivery of real-time stock market data from one source to many brokerage
companies.

 Range: 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255

o First octet value range from 224 to 239

 Number of Networks: N/A

 Number of Hosts per Network: Multicasting

Class E IP Address Class


Class E IP addresses are not allocated to hosts and are not available for
general use. These are reserved for research purposes.

 Range: 240.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255

o First octet value range from 240 to 255

 Number of Networks: N/A


 Number of Hosts per Network: Research/Reserved/Experimental

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