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Internet Protocol Address
X
0
.
.
255 .
255 .
Y
0
.
.
255 .
X
0
255
Binary
Dotted Decimal
Dotted Decimal
The above example contains both decimal notation and binary format.
The highest decimal value of an octet is 255 that is, when all bits are set to
one.
When each bit is converted, the highest value in the octet is 255.
Dotted Decimal
The following table shows how the bits in one octet are converted.
Binary
Bit Values
Decimal
Value
0000-0000
0000-0001
0000-0011
1+2
0000-0111
1+2+4
0000-1111
1+2+4+8
15
0001-1111
1+2+4+8+16
31
0011-1111
1+2+4+8+16+32
63
0111-1111
1+2+4+8+16+32+64
127
1111-1111
1+2+4+8+16+32+64+128 255
Quiz
Decimal
10001011
10101010
10111111.11100000.00000111.10000001
01111111.00000000.00000000.00000001
Binary
Address Classes
No. of Hosts
per Network
Range of
Network IDs
(1st Octet)
Class A
126
16,777,214
1 - 126
Class B
16,384
65,534
128 - 191
Class C
2,097,152
254
192 - 223
Note: The network ID cannot be 127. This ID is reserved for loopback and
diagnostic functions.
Address Classes
Class D
Class E
Class E is an experimental address not available for general use because it is reserved for
future use.
Address Classes
Class A
Class B
Class C
Quiz
Class
131.107.2.89
3.3.57.0
200.200.5.2
191.107.2.10
Which address class (es) allow you to have more than 1,000 hosts per
network?
Which address class(es) allow only 254 hosts per network?
Subnetting
Subnet bits
Network
Number
0000
200.133.175.0
Reserved
None
0001
200.133.175.16
200.133.175.31
0010
200.133.175.32
200.133.175.47
0011
200.133.175.48
200.133.175.63
0100
200.133.175.64
200.133.175.79
0101
200.133.175.80
200.133.175.95
0110
200.133.175.96
200.133.175.111
0111
200.133.175.112
200.133.175.127
1000
200.133.175.128
200.133.175.143
1001
200.133.175.144
200.133.175.159
1010
200.133.175.160
200.133.175.175
1011
200.133.175.176
200.133.175.191
1100
200.133.175.192
200.133.175.207
1101
200.133.175.208
200.133.175.223
1110
200.133.175.224
200.133.175.239
1111
200.133.175.240
Reserved
None
Subnetting
Implementing Subnet
Determine the number of required host addresses for each physical segment.