UDP

8.4 IP Addresses

Each TCP/IP node on a network host has a unique IP address. This address provides the information needed to forward packets on the local network and across multiple networks if necessary.

IP addresses are specified as x.x.x.x, where each x is a number from 1 to 254; for example,

192.0.1.99.The Device Server must be assigned a unique IP address to use TCP/IP network functionality.

IP addresses contain three pieces of information: the network, the subnet, and the host.

8.4.1 Network Portion

The network portion of the IP address is determined by the network type: Class A, B, or C.

Table 31 - Network Portion of IP Address

Network Class

Network Portion of Address

Class A

First byte (2nd, 3rd, and 4th bytes are the host)

Class B

First 2 bytes (3rd and 4th bytes are the host)

Class C

First 3 bytes (4th byte is the host)

In most network examples, the host portion of the address is set to zero.

Table 32 - Available IP Addresses

Class

Reserved

Available

A

0.0.0.0

1.0.0.0 to 126.0.0.0

 

127.0.0.0

 

B

128.0.0.0

128.1.0.0 to 191.254.0.0

 

191.255.0.0

 

C

192.0.0.0

192.0.1.0 to 223.255.254.0

 

223.255.255.0

 

D, E

224.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.254

None (Check this)

 

255.255.255.255

 

Consider the IP address 36.1.3.4. This address is a Class A address; therefore, the network portion of the address is 36.0.0.0 and the host portion is 1.3.4.

8.4.2 Subnet Portion

The subnet portion of the IP address represents which sub-networkthe address is from. Sub- networks are formed when an IP network is broken down into smaller networks using a subnet mask.

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