Large-Scale IP Network Solutions (CCIE Professional Development)
by Khalid Raza - CCIE, Mark Turner
Summary
In this chapter, you learned the fundamentals of IP and its addressing structure. IP can communicate across any set of interconnected networks, but is not a reliable datagram service; it is a best-effort delivery. An IP address is 32 bits, which includes a network address and a host address.
You also learned about subnets, subnet masking, variable-length masking, and why they are necessary. Subnets provide flexibility to a network by dividing a large network into smaller units, so that the entire network is not restricted by one network address. Subnet masking is performed by borrowing bits from the host portion of the assigned network address, so that more routable network addresses may be assigned within the network address. Variable-length ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access