CHAPTER 8
Subnetting: Networking AV Devices Together
In this chapter, you will learn about
• Different types of network segments, including subnets and VLANs
• How to subnet a classful network using subnet masks
• Why organizations would want to subnet in the first place
• Subnetting for IPv4 and IPv6
• How to figure out the subnets and hosts a network can support
Networks are physically segmented into what are called broadcast and collision domains, but further subdivision is often necessary, especially when an organization wants to run an AV system on its existing network infrastructure. As networks get bigger—and the systems attached to them become hungrier for bandwidth—this logical subdivision becomes more important.
It so happens that ...
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