Objectives

• Understand IPv4 addresses and classes

• Identify the class of an IP address
• Find the network address given an IP address
• Understand masks and how to use them
• Understand subnets

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Introduction

The identifier used in the IP layer of the TCP/IP protocol

suite to identify each device connected to the Internet is
called the Internet address or IP address.
An IP address is a 32-bit address that uniquely and
universally defines the connection of a host or a router to
the Internet.
IP addresses are unique. They are unique in the sense that
each address defines one, and only one, connection to the
Internet.
Two devices on the Internet can never have the same
address.

200.100.125.100
23456789
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Note

An IP address is a 32-bit address.

The IP addresses are unique.

The address space of IPv4 is

232 or 4,294,967,296.
10

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The Structure of IP Address

Octet

IP address format is dotted decimal. Dotted decimal makes it easy to work with IP addresses.

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Example

00000000 = 0
11111111 = 255

11100111 11011011 10001011 01101111

231.219.139.111

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IP Address Classes
RFC 791 defines the IP protocol.

Multicast

Research

*The valid addresses in class A start from 1 to 126. Network 0.0.0.0 is defined for use as
a broadcast address and 127.0.0.0 is reserved for use as loopback address.

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Example

Find the class of each address:

1. 227.12.14.87
2.193.14.56.22
3.14.23.120.8
4. 252.5.15.111
5.134.11.78.56

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 Solution

1. 227.12.14.87
The first byte is 227 (between 224 and 239); the class is D.
2.193.14.56.22
The first byte is 193 (between 192 and 223); the class is C.
3.14.23.120.8
The first byte is 14 (between 0 and 127); the class is A.
4. 252.5.15.111
The first byte is 252 (between 240 and 255); the class is E.
5.134.11.78.56
The first byte is 134 (between 128 and 191); the class is B.

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IP Address Classes

Multicast

Research

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Netid and Hostid

In classful addressing, an IP address in class A, B and C is divided into two parts

netid and hostid. These parts are varying length, depending on the class of the
address.

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 200

50
A

25 10

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Number of Network Bits and Host Bits in each class

Class Number of Network bits Number of Host bits

A 8 24
B 16 16
C 24 8

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Number of Networks and Hosts Per each Network

Class Number of Networks Number of Hosts

A 28 224
B 216 216
C 224 28

NNNNNNNN.HHHHHHHH.HHHHHHHH.HHHHHHHH

28 = 256 224 = 16777216

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Number of Networks and Hosts Per each Network

2Number of Network bits = Number of Networks

2Number of Host bits = Number Hosts

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Netid and Hostid

In classful addressing, the network address (the first address in the

block) is the one that is assigned to the organization. Then the range of
addresses can automatically be inferred from the network address.

80.0.0.0

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Subnet Mask

Class Default Subnet Mask

A 255.0.0.0
B 255.255.0.0
C 255.255.255.0

11111111.00000000.00000000.00000000
11111111.11111111.00000000.00000000
11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000

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Subnet Mask

Class Default Subnet Mask

A 255.0.0.0 11111111.00000000.00000000.00000000
B 255.255.0.0 11111111.11111111.00000000.00000000
C 255.255.255.0 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000

Class Number of Network bits Number of Host bits

A 8 24
B 16 16
C 24 8

The subnet mask determine which part of the address belongs to the
Network address and which part belongs to the Host address.

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Subnet Mask

Number of Zeros in subnet mask represent the number of Host bits

$60

$12

80.0.0.0

255.0.0.0

255.255.254.0

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Subnet Mask

80.0.0.0
255.0.0.0 the number of subnet bits

11111111.11111111.11111110.00000000

255.255.254.0

300
2Number of subnet bits = Number of subnets

2Number of Host bits ≥ 300 => 29 = 512 > 300

Number of host bits = 9 => Number of zeros in subnet
mask is 9

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Example

What is the appropriate subnet mask for a network with 400 hosts?

2Number of host bits = Number of hosts

2Number of host bits ≥ 400 => 2 9 = 512 > 400 =>
Number of host bits = 9
Number of zeros in subnet mask = 9

11111111.11111111.11111110.00000000

150.100.10.2
255.255.254.0

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Example

What is the appropriate subnet mask for a network with 400 hosts?

2Number of Host bits ≥ Number Hosts

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Solution

What is the appropriate subnet mask for a network with 400 hosts?

2Number of Host bits ≥ Number Hosts

2Number of Host bits ≥ 400

29 = 512 > 400 => Number of Host bits = 9 => Number

of zeros in subnet mask = 9

11111111.11111111.11111110.00000000 = 255.255.254.0

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Network Address

Cisco Systems, Inc.

170 West Tasman Dr. 95134
San Jose, CA 95134 USA

150.100.10.2
255.255.0.0

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Network Address

192.168.1.1

192.168.1.2

192.168.1.3

192.168.1.4

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Network Address or Subnet Address

150.100.10.2
255.255.0.0

150 100 10 2
10010110.01100100.00001010.00000010
&
11111111.11111111.00000000.00000000

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 Network Address or Subnet Address
A B A&B
150.100.10.2 1 1 1
255.255.0.0 1
0
0
1
0
0
0 0 0

150 100 10 2
10010110.01100100.00001010.00000010
&
11111111.11111111.00000000.00000000

10010110.01100100.00000000.00000000
150.100.0.0

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 Broadcast Address

150.100.10.2 No of host bits = 16

255.255.0.0

150 100 10 2
10010110.01100100.00001010.00000010
&
11111111.11111111.00000000.00000000

10010110.01100100.00000000.00000000

10010110.01100100.11111111.11111111
150.100.255.255
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 First and Last valid addresses

150.100.10.2
255.255.0.0
150 100 10 2

10010110.01100100.00001010.00000010
11111111.11111111.00000000.00000000

10010110.01100100.00000000.00000000 Network id 150.100.0.0

10010110.01100100.00000000.00000001 First valid IP add. 150.100.0.1
10010110.01100100.11111111.11111110 Last valid IP add.
150.100.255.254
10010110.01100100.11111111.11111111 Broadcast add. 150.100.255.255

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Number of Hosts

2Number of Host bits = Number Hosts

2Number of Host bits ≥ Number Hosts

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Number of Hosts

2Number of Host bits -2 = Number Hosts

2Number of Host bits - 2 ≥ Number Hosts

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Example

What is the appropriate subnet mask for a network with 400 hosts?

2Number of Host bits - 2 ≥ Number Hosts

2Number of Host bits - 2 ≥ 400

29 - 2 = 512 - 2 = 510 > 400 => Number of Host bits = 9

=> Number of zeros in subnet mask = 9

11111111.11111111.11111110.00000000 = 255.255.254.0

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Example

What is the appropriate subnet mask for a network with 512 hosts?

2Number of Host bits - 2 ≥ Number Hosts

2Number of Host bits - 2 ≥ 512

210 - 2 = 1024 - 2 = 1022 > 512 => Number of Host bits = 10

=> Number of zeros in subnet mask = 10

11111111.11111111.11111100.00000000 = 255.255.252.0

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Exercise

Given each IP address and mask, supply the following

information for it:
1. The class of IP address
2. Number of network bits
3. Number of host bits
4. Number of subnet bits
5. Number of networks
6. Number of hosts in this network
7. Number of subnets in this network
8. Subnet address
9. Broadcast address
10. First valid address
11. Last valid address

172.31.200.10 mask 255.255.248.0

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Exercise
Given each IP address and mask, supply the following information for it:
1. The class of IP address
2. Number of network bits
3. Number of host bits
4. Number of subnet bits
5. Number of networks
6. Number of hosts in this network
7. Number of subnets in this network
8. Subnet address
9. Broadcast address
10. First valid address
11. Last valid address

172.31.200.10, mask 255.255.248.0

1. 172 is between 128 and 191 therefore it is a class B address

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Exercise
Given each IP address and mask, supply the following information for it:
1. The class of IP address
2. Number of network bits
3. Number of host bits
4. Number of subnet bits
5. Number of networks
6. Number of hosts in this network
7. Number of subnets in this network
8. Subnet address
9. Broadcast address
10. First valid address
11. Last valid address

172.31.200.10, mask 255.255.248.0

2. Number of Network bits is 16 since the address is a class B address

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Exercise
Given each IP address and mask, supply the following information for it:
1. The class of IP address
2. Number of network bits
3. Number of host bits
4. Number of subnet bits
5. Number of networks
6. Number of hosts in this network
7. Number of subnets in this network
8. Subnet address
9. Broadcast address
10. First valid address
11. Last valid address

172.31.200.10, mask 255.255.248.0

3. 11111111.11111111.11111000.00000000

No. of host bits is 11

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Exercise
Given each IP address and mask, supply the following information for it:
1. The class of IP address
2. Number of network bits
3. Number of host bits
4. Number of subnet bits
5. Number of networks
6. Number of hosts in this network
7. Number of subnets in this network
8. Subnet address
9. Broadcast address
10. First valid address
11. Last valid address

172.31.200.10, mask 255.255.248.0

4. To find out the number of subnet bit … look at the subnet mask in binary

11111111.11111111.11111000.00000000
Number of subnet bits = 5

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Exercise
Given each IP address and mask, supply the following information for it:
1. The class of IP address
2. Number of network bits
3. Number of host bits
4. Number of subnet bits
5. Number of networks
6. Number of hosts in this network
7. Number of subnets in this network
8. Subnet address
9. Broadcast address
10. First valid address
11. Last valid address

172.31.200.10, mask 255.255.248.0

5. 2Number of Network bits = Number of Networks

216 = 65536

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Exercise
Given each IP address and mask, supply the following information for it:
1. The class of IP address
2. Number of network bits
3. Number of host bits
4. Number of subnet bits
5. Number of networks
6. Number of hosts in this network
7. Number of subnets in this network
8. Subnet address
9. Broadcast address
10. First valid address
11. Last valid address

172.31.200.10, mask 255.255.248.0

6. 2Number of Host bits - 2 = Number of Hosts

211 - 2 = 2048 - 2 = 2046 Hosts in this network

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Exercise
Given each IP address and mask, supply the following information for it:
1. The class of IP address
2. Number of network bits
3. Number of host bits
4. Number of subnet bits
5. Number of networks
6. Number of hosts in this network
7. Number of subnets in this network
8. Subnet address
9. Broadcast address
10. First valid address
11. Last valid address

172.31.200.10, mask 255.255.248.0

7. 2Number of subnet bits = Number of Subnets

25 = 32 subnets

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Exercise
Given each IP address and mask, supply the following information for it:
1. The class of IP address
2. Number of network bits
3. Number of host bits
4. Number of subnet bits
5. Number of networks
6. Number of hosts in this network
7. Number of subnets in this network
8. Subnet address (Network address)
9. Broadcast address
10. First valid address
11. Last valid address

172.31.200.10, mask 255.255.248.0

8. 10101100.00011111.11001000.00001010
& 11111111.11111111.11111000.00000000
---------------------------------------------------
10101100.00011111.11001000.00000000
172.31.200.0

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Exercise
Given each IP address and mask, supply the following information for it:
1. The class of IP address
2. Number of network bits
3. Number of host bits
4. Number of subnet bits
5. Number of networks
6. Number of hosts in this network
7. Number of subnets in this network Number of host bits = 11
8. Subnet address (Network address)
9. Broadcast address
10. First valid address
11. Last valid address

172.31.200.10, mask 255.255.248.0

9. 10101100.00011111.11001000.00001010
11111111.11111111.11111000.00000000
& ---------------------------------------------------
10101100.00011111.11001000.00000000

10101100.00011111.11001111.11111111
172.31.207.255
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Exercise
Given each IP address and mask, supply the following information for it:
1. The class of IP address
2. Number of network bits
3. Number of host bits
4. Number of subnet bits
5. Number of networks
6. Number of hosts in this network
7. Number of subnets in this network
8. Subnet address (Network address)
9. Broadcast address
10. First valid address
11. Last valid address

172.31.200.10, mask 255.255.248.0

10101100.00011111.11001000.00001010
11111111.11111111.11111000.00000000
---------------------------------------------------
&
10101100.00011111.11001000.00000000 network add. 172.31.200.0

10101100.00011111.11001000.00000001 first valid add. 172.31.200.1

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Exercise
Given each IP address and mask, supply the following information for it:
1. The class of IP address
2. Number of network bits
3. Number of host bits
4. Number of subnet bits
5. Number of networks
6. Number of hosts in this network
7. Number of subnets in this network
8. Subnet address (Network address)
9. Broadcast address
10. First valid address
11. Last valid address

172.31.200.10, mask 255.255.248.0

10101100.00011111.11001000.00001010
11111111.11111111.11111000.00000000
---------------------------------------------------
&
10101100.00011111.11001000.00000000 network add. 172.31.200.0

10101100.00011111.11001111.11111110 last valid add. 172.31.207.254

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Summary

• An IP address is a 32-bit unique address.

• Find the network address given an IP

address and subnet mask.

• What is a subnet.

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References

TCP/IP Protocol Suite 4e Behrouz Forouzan

McGraw-Hill 2009 ISBN: 978-0070166783

Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, Part 1 (ICND1): CCNA Exam

640-802 and ICND1 Exam 640-822, 2nd Edition Stephen
McQuerry Cisco Press Copyright 2008 ISBN: 978-1-58705-462-4

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