IP Addressing, Subnetting, Supernetting

Chapter 4
IP Addresses:
Classful Addressing
Objectives
Upon completion you will be able to:
• Understand IPv4 addresses and classes

• Identify the class of an IP address
• Find the network address given an IP address
• Understand masks and how to use them
• Understand subnets and supernets
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4.1 INTRODUCTION
The identifier used in the IP layer of the TCP/IP protocol suite to
identify each device connected to the Internet is called the Internet
address or IP address. An IP address is a 32-bit address that uniquely
and universally defines the connection of a host or a router to the
Internet. IP addresses are unique. They are unique in the sense that
each address defines one, and only one, connection to the Internet. Two
devices on the Internet can never have the same address.
The topics discussed in this section include:
Address Space
Notation

Note:
An IP address is a 32-bit address.

Note:
The IP addresses are unique.

Note:
The address space of IPv4 is

232 or 4,294,967,296.

Figure 4.1 Dotted-decimal notation

Note:
The binary, decimal, and hexadecimal

number systems are reviewed in
Appendix B.

Example 1
Change the following IP addresses from binary notation to

dotted-decimal notation.
a. 10000001 00001011 00001011 11101111
b. 11000001 10000011 00011011 11111111
c. 11100111 11011011 10001011 01101111
d. 11111001 10011011 11111011 00001111
Solution
We replace each group of 8 bits with its equivalent decimal
number (see Appendix B) and add dots for separation:
a. 129.11.11.239 b. 193.131.27.255
c. 231.219.139.111 d. 249.155.251.15

Example 2
Change the following IP addresses from dotted-decimal

notation to binary notation.
a. 111.56.45.78 b. 221.34.7.82
c. 241.8.56.12 d. 75.45.34.78
Solution
We replace each decimal number with its binary equivalent:
a. 01101111 00111000 00101101 01001110
b. 11011101 00100010 00000111 01010010
c. 11110001 00001000 00111000 00001100
d. 01001011 00101101 00100010 01001110
Example 3
Find the error, if any, in the following IP addresses:

a. 111.56.045.78 b. 221.34.7.8.20
c. 75.45.301.14 d. 11100010.23.14.67
Solution
a.

4.2 CLASSFUL ADDRESSING
IP addresses, when started a few decades ago, used the concept of
classes. This architecture is called classful addressing. In the mid-1990s,
a new architecture, called classless addressing, was introduced and will
eventually supersede the original architecture. However, part of the
Internet is still using classful addressing, but the migration is very fast.

Recognizing Classes
Netid and Hostid
Classes and Blocks
Network Addresses
Sufficient Information
Mask
CIDR Notation
Address Depletion
Figure 4.2 Occupation of the address space

Table 4.1 Addresses per class

Figure 4.3 Finding the class in binary notation

Figure 4.4 Finding the address class

Example 5
How can we prove that we have 2,147,483,648 addresses in

class A?
Solution
In class A, only 1 bit defines the class. The remaining 31 bits
are available for the address. With 31 bits, we can have 231
or 2,147,483,648 addresses.

Example 6
Find the class of each address:

a. 00000001 00001011 00001011 11101111
b. 11000001 10000011 00011011 11111111
c. 10100111 11011011 10001011 01101111
d. 11110011 10011011 11111011 00001111
Solution
See the procedure in Figure 4.4.
a. The first bit is 0. This is a class A address.
b. The first 2 bits are 1; the third bit is 0. This is a class C address.
c. The first bit is 0; the second bit is 1. This is a class B address.
d. The first 4 bits are 1s. This is a class E address..
Figure 4.5 Finding the class in decimal notation

Example 7
Find the class of each address:

a. 227.12.14.87 b.193.14.56.22 c.14.23.120.8
d. 252.5.15.111 e.134.11.78.56
Solution

Figure 4.6 Netid and hostid

Note:
Millions of class A addresses are

wasted.

Figure 4.7 Blocks in class A

Figure 4.8 Blocks in class B

Note:
Many class B addresses are wasted.

Figure 4.9 Blocks in class C

Note:
The number of addresses in class C is

smaller than the needs of most
organizations.

Note:
Class D addresses are used for

multicasting; there is only one block in
this class.

Note:
Class E addresses are reserved for

future purposes; most of the block is
wasted.

Note:
In classful addressing, the network

address (the first address in the block)
is the one that is assigned to the
organization. The range of addresses
can automatically be inferred from the
network address.

Example 9
Given the network address 17.0.0.0, find the class, the block,
and the range of the addresses.
Solution

Example
10
Given the network address 132.21.0.0, find the class, the block,
and the range of the addresses.
Solution

Example
11
Given the network address 220.34.76.0, find the class, the
block, and the range of the addresses.
Solution

Figure 4.10 Masking concept

Figure 4.11 AND operation

Table 4.2 Default masks

Note:
The network address is the beginning

address of each block. It can be found
by applying the default mask to any of
the addresses in the block (including
itself). It retains the netid of the block
and sets the hostid to zero.

Example
12
Given the address 23.56.7.91, find the beginning address
(network address).
Solution
.

Example
13
(network address).
Solution
.

Example
14
(network address).
Solution

Note:
Note that we must not apply the

default mask of one class to an address
belonging to another class.

4.3 OTHER ISSUES
In this section, we discuss some other issues that are related to
addressing in general and classful addressing in particular.

Multihomed Devices
Location, Not Names
Special Addresses
Private Addresses
Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast Addresses

Figure 4.12 Multihomed devices

Table 4.3 Special addresses

Figure 4.13 Network address

Figure 4.14 Example of direct broadcast address

Figure 4.15 Example of limited broadcast address

Figure 4.16 Examples of “this host on this network”

Figure 4.17 Example of “specific host on this network”

Figure 4.18 Example of loopback address

Table 4.5 Addresses for private networks

Figure 4.19 Sample internet

4.4 SUBNETTING AND
SUPERNETTING
In the previous sections we discussed the problems associated with
classful addressing. Specifically, the network addresses available for
assignment to organizations are close to depletion. This is coupled with
the ever-increasing demand for addresses from organizations that want
connection to the Internet. In this section we briefly discuss two
solutions: subnetting and supernetting.

Subnetting
Supernetting
Supernet Mask
Obsolescence

Note:
IP addresses are designed with two

levels of hierarchy.

Figure 4.20 A network with two levels of hierarchy (not subnetted)

Figure 4.21 A network with three levels of hierarchy (subnetted)

Figure 4.22 Addresses in a network with and without subnetting

Figure 4.23 Hierarchy concept in a telephone number

Figure 4.24 Default mask and subnet mask

Example
15
What is the subnetwork address if the destination address is
200.45.34.56 and the subnet mask is 255.255.240.0?
Solution
We apply the AND operation on the address and the subnet
mask.
Address ➡ 11001000 00101101 00100010 00111000
Subnet Mask ➡ 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000
Subnetwork Address ➡ 11001000 00101101 00100000 00000000.

Figure 4.25 Comparison of a default mask and a subnet mask

Figure 4.26 A supernetwork

Note:
In subnetting, we need the first
address of the subnet and the subnet
mask to define the range of addresses.
In supernetting, we need the first
address of the supernet and the
supernet mask to define the range of
addresses.
Figure 4.27 Comparison of subnet, default, and supernet masks

Note:
The idea of subnetting and

supernetting of classful addresses is
almost obsolete.

The 4 byte IP address consists of
A) Network address B) host address C) both (a) and (b) D) none of the mentioned
Which of the following IP address class is multicast?

A) Class A B) Class B C) Class C D) Class D
Which of the following is a valid IP address for a host?

A) 176.01.0.2 B) 96.255.0.256 C)
137.192.11.2 D) 255.128.0.0
What is the subnet address of the IP address 192.168.100.30
255.255.255.248?
A) 192.168.100.32 B) 192.168.100.24 C)
192.168.100.0 D) 192.168.100.16
Which of the following is a valid subnet mask?
A) 176.0.0.0 B) 96.0.0.0 C) 127.192.0.0 D)
255.128.0.0

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Chapter 4

• Understand IPv4 addresses and classes

1 TCP/IP Protocol Suite

The topics discussed in this section include:

2 TCP/IP Protocol Suite

An IP address is a 32-bit address.

3 TCP/IP Protocol Suite

The IP addresses are unique.

4 TCP/IP Protocol Suite

The address space of IPv4 is

5 TCP/IP Protocol Suite

6 TCP/IP Protocol Suite

The binary, decimal, and hexadecimal

7 TCP/IP Protocol Suite

Change the following IP addresses from binary notation to

8 TCP/IP Protocol Suite

Change the following IP addresses from dotted-decimal

Find the error, if any, in the following IP addresses:

10 TCP/IP Protocol Suite

The topics discussed in this section include:

12 TCP/IP Protocol Suite

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15 TCP/IP Protocol Suite

How can we prove that we have 2,147,483,648 addresses in

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Find the class of each address:

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Find the class of each address:

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Millions of class A addresses are

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Many class B addresses are wasted.

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The number of addresses in class C is

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Class D addresses are used for

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Class E addresses are reserved for

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In classful addressing, the network

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The network address is the beginning

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Note that we must not apply the

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