INTERNET PROTOCOL

Internet Protocol

Internet Protocol

IP addresses, which are assigned by InterNIC (The Internet's Network Information Center), belong to one of three network classes: A, B or C. In class A network, the first octet of the IPv4 address is assigned a number between 1 and 127. Large enterprises typically are assigned as Class A network, which can contain more than 16 million hosts; this allows network administrator to assign a value of their choice to the remaining three octets. Class B networks contain a number between 128 and 191 in the first octet. The second octet also is fixed, but the organization ...