Chapter 8. IP Addressing
Designing, implementing, and managing an effective IP addressing plan ensures that networks can operate effectively and efficiently. Addressing is a key function of network layer protocols that enables data communication between hosts. Both Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) provide hierarchical addressing for packets that carry data. In this chapter, we review the structure of IP addresses and their application to the construction and testing of IP networks and subnetworks.
IPv4 Network Addresses
At the most basic level, all data is represented in binarydigits or bits. Therefore, both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are simply a series of 1s and 0s that, when grouped logically, can be ...
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