Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Table shows some examples of the different ways used to represent a prefix and subnet mask
TYPES OF INTERNET PROTOCOL
Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4)
currently used version of Internet Protocol.
Classless IP Addressing
The classless addressing also called Classless Inter-Domain Routing
(CIDR), is an improved IP addressing system. It increases the effectiveness of
IP address allocation because of the absence of class distribution.
Classful IP Addressing
The 32-bit IP address is divided into five sub-classes. These are:
Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E
Each of these classes has a valid range of IP addresses. The first octet
determines the classes of the IP address.
Classes D and E are reserved for multicast and experimental purposes
respectively.
The IPv4 address is divided into two parts:
• Network ID
• Host ID
The class of IP address determines the number of total networks and hosts
possible in that particular class.
Classful IP Addressing
Classful IP Addressing
IP Header Classes
Class SubNetwork Mask Number of IP Number of IP Range
networks addresses
per network