Chapter 23

IPv4 Address Structure

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following question:

  • What is the structure of an IPv4 address, including the network portion, the host portion, and the subnet mask?

Key Terms

This chapter uses the following key term. You can find the definition in the Glossary.

prefix length

Introduction (23.0)

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