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Addressing in TCP/IP-

Four levels of addresses are used in the TCP/IP protocol: physical address, logical address,
port address, and application-specific address as shown in Figure.

Physical Addresses

 The physical address, also known as the link address, is the address of a node as
defined by its LAN or WAN.
 The size and format of these addresses vary depending on the network. For example,
Ethernet uses a 6-byte (48-bit) physical address.
 Physical addresses can be either unicast (one single recipient), multicast (a group of
recipients), or broadcast (to be received by all systems in the network.
 Example: Most local area networks use a 48-bit (6-byte) physical address written as
12 hexadecimal digits; every byte (2 hexadecimal digits) is separated by a colon, as
shown below: A 6-byte (12 hexadecimal digits) physical address 07:01:02:01:2C:4B

Logical Addresses

 Logical addresses are used by networking software to allow packets to be independent


of the physical connection of the network, that is, to work with different network
topologies and types of media.
 A logical address in the Internet is currently a 32-bit address that can uniquely define
a host connected to the Internet. An internet address in IPv4 in decimal
numbers 132.24.75.9
 No two publicly addressed and visible hosts on the Internet can have the same IP
address.
 The physical addresses will change from hop to hop, but the logical addresses remain
the same.
 The logical addresses can be either unicast (one single recipient), multicast (a group
of recipients), or broadcast (all systems in the network). There are limitations on
broadcast addresses.
Port Addresses

 There are many application running on the computer. Each application run with a port
no.(logically) on the computer.
 A port number is part of the addressing information used to identify the senders and
receivers of messages.
 Port numbers are most commonly used with TCP/IP connections.
 These port numbers allow different applications on the same computer to share
network resources simultaneously.
 The physical addresses change from hop to hop, but the logical and port addresses
usually remain the same.
 Example: a port address is a 16-bit address represented by one decimal number 753

Application-Specific Addresses

 Some applications have user-friendly addresses that are designed for that specific
application.
 Examples include the e-mail address (for example, [email protected]) and the
Universal Resource Locator (URL) (for example, www.mhhe.com). The first defines
the recipient of an e-mail; the second is used to find a document on the World Wide
Web.

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