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IP Address Classes and Network ID

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P-2602H(W)(L)-DxA Series User's Guide The following table shows the network number and host ID arrangement for classes A, B and C. Table 133 Classes of IP Addresses IP ADDRESS Class A Class B Class C OCTET 1 OCTET 2 OCTET 3 Network number Host ID Host ID Network number Network number Host ID Network number Network number Network number OCTET 4 Host ID Host ID Host ID An IP address with host IDs of all zeros is the IP address of the network (192.168.1.0 for example). An IP address with host IDs of all ones is the broadcast address for that network (192.168.1.255 for example). Therefore, to determine the total number of hosts allowed in a network, deduct two as shown next: • A class C address (1 host octet: 8 host bits) can have 28 - 2, or 254 hosts. • A class B address (2 host octets: 16 host bits) can have 216 - 2, or 65534 hosts. A class A address (3 host octets: 24 host bits) can have 224 - 2 hosts, or approximately 16 million hosts. IP Address Classes and Network ID The value of the first octet of an IP address determines the class of an address. • Class A addresses have a 0 in the leftmost bit. • Class B addresses have a 1 in the leftmost bit and a 0 in the next leftmost bit. • Class C addresses start with 1 1 0 in the first three leftmost bits. • Class D addresses begin with 1 1 1 0. Class D addresses are used for multicasting, which is used to send information to groups of computers. • There is also a class E. It is reserved for future use. The following table shows the allowed ranges for the first octet of each class. This range determines the number of subnets you can have in a network. Table 134 Allowed IP Address Range By Class CLASS ALLOWED RANGE OF FIRST OCTET (BINARY) Class A Class B Class C Class D Class E (reserved) 00000000 to 01111111 10000000 to 10111111 11000000 to 11011111 11100000 to 11101111 11110000 to 11111111 ALLOWED RANGE OF FIRST OCTET (DECIMAL) 0 to 127 128 to 191 192 to 223 224 to 239 240 to 255 354 Appendix D IP Addresses and Subnetting

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Appendix D IP Addresses and Subnetting
The following table shows the network number and host ID arrangement for classes A, B and
C.
An IP address with host IDs of all zeros is the IP address of the network (192.168.1.0 for
example). An IP address with host IDs of all ones is the broadcast address for that network
(192.168.1.255 for example). Therefore, to determine the total number of hosts allowed in a
network, deduct two as shown next:
A class C address (1 host octet: 8 host bits) can have 2
8
– 2, or 254 hosts.
A class B address (2 host octets: 16 host bits) can have 2
16
– 2, or 65534 hosts.
A class A address (3 host octets: 24 host bits) can have 2
24
– 2 hosts, or approximately 16
million hosts.
IP Address Classes and Network ID
The value of the first octet of an IP address determines the class of an address.
Class A addresses have a
0
in the leftmost bit.
Class B addresses have a
1
in the leftmost bit and a
0
in the next leftmost bit.
Class C addresses start with
1 1 0
in the first three leftmost bits.
Class D addresses begin with
1 1 1 0
. Class D addresses are used for multicasting, which
is used to send information to groups of computers.
There is also a class E. It is reserved for future use.
The following table shows the allowed ranges for the first octet of each class. This range
determines the number of subnets you can have in a network.
Table 133
Classes of IP Addresses
IP ADDRESS
OCTET 1
OCTET 2
OCTET 3
OCTET 4
Class A
Network number
Host ID
Host ID
Host ID
Class B
Network number
Network number
Host ID
Host ID
Class C
Network number
Network number
Network number
Host ID
Table 134
Allowed IP Address Range By Class
CLASS
ALLOWED RANGE OF FIRST OCTET (BINARY)
ALLOWED RANGE OF FIRST
OCTET (DECIMAL)
Class A
0
0000000 to
0
1111111
0 to 127
Class B
10
000000 to
10
111111
128 to 191
Class C
110
00000 to
110
11111
192 to 223
Class D
1110
0000 to
1110
1111
224 to 239
Class E
(reserved)
1111
0000 to
1111
1111
240 to 255