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Cidr and VLSM

Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) is a method for creating unique identifiers for networks and devices using a compact notation that includes an IP address and a routing prefix. Variable-Length Subnet Masking (VLSM) allows for the division of an IP address space into subnets of varying sizes, optimizing IP address usage and supporting hierarchical addressing. Both CIDR and VLSM are essential for efficient network design and management.

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Cidr and VLSM

Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) is a method for creating unique identifiers for networks and devices using a compact notation that includes an IP address and a routing prefix. Variable-Length Subnet Masking (VLSM) allows for the division of an IP address space into subnets of varying sizes, optimizing IP address usage and supporting hierarchical addressing. Both CIDR and VLSM are essential for efficient network design and management.

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CIDR AND VLSM

Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)


• Classless inter-domain routing (CIDR) is a set
of Internet protocol (IP) standards that is used
to create unique identifiers for networks and
individual devices. The IP addresses allow
particular information packets to be sent to
specific computers.
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)
• CIDR notation is a compact representation of
an IP address and its associated routing prefix.
The notation is constructed from an IP
address, a slash ('/') character, and a decimal
number. The number is the count of leading 1
bits in the routing mask, traditionally called
the network mask.
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)
• we could express the idea that the IP
address 192.168.0.15 is associated with the
net mask 255.255.255.0 by using the CIDR
notation of 192.168.0.15/24. This means that
the first 24 bits of the IP address given are
considered significant for the network routing.
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
Bit 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
Value
First
/1 /2 /3 /4 /5 /6 7 /8
Octet
Second
/9 /10 /11 /12 /13 /14 /15 /16
Octet
Third
/17 /18 /19 /20 /21 /22 /23 /24
Octet
Fourth
/25 /26 /27 /28 /29 /30 /31 /32
Octet
Value 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255
Variable-Length Subnet Masking
(VLSM)
• Variable-Length Subnet Masking (VLSM)
amounts to "subnetting subnets," which
means that VLSM allows network engineers to
divide an IP address space into a hierarchy
of subnets of different sizes, making it
possible to create subnets with very different
host counts without wasting large numbers of
addresses.
Variable-Length Subnet Masking
(VLSM)
• VLSM is a process of dividing an
IP network into the subnets of different sizes
without wasting IP addresses.
• VLSM is a process of breaking down subnets
into the smaller subnets, according to the
need of individual networks.
Variable-Length Subnet Masking
(VLSM)
• Efficient use of IP addresses: IP addresses are
allocated according to the host space
requirement of each subnet.
• Support for better route summarization: VLSM
supports hierarchical addressing design
therefore, it can effectively support route
aggregation, also called route summarization.
Variable-Length Subnet Masking
(VLSM)
• Make a list of Subnets possible.
• Sort the requirements of IPs in descending
order (Highest to Lowest).
• Determine the number of bits to be borrowed
depending on the required number of hosts
per network.
•
Variable-Length Subnet Masking
(VLSM)
• Given the IP Network No. of Host
Address Sales 2000
100.100.0.0/16
Accounting 3000
consider
subnetting Human 75
based on the Resources
number of host. WAN1 500
Headquarter 50
WAN2 100
Warehouse 20
Executive 2

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