May 2006
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
12h 20m
English
Every company intending to be connected to the Internet must have an address plan first. It usually consists of two parts. The first is a schematic diagram of individual LAN to WAN connections, the other is a list of the individual LANs with estimated numbers of LAN interfaces. The address plan should include a reserve for potential expansion over the next two years. The reserve is usually double the present capacity. Then the address plan is sent to an Internet provider, implying a request for assigning a corresponding number of IP addresses.

Figure 6.8: A fictitious company network
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