Introduction To Internet Protocol
Introduction To Internet Protocol
Introduction To Internet Protocol
Internet Protocol
Objectives:
1. Discuss the information about IP addressing and
its components;
2. Identify the IP classes of any IP address;
3. appreciate the importance of IP addressing.
Have you ever thought about
how messages gets from one
place to another each time
you are using your messenger
or email over the Internet?
IP ADDRESS
The IP or Internet Protocol is the
fundamental protocol for communications on
the Internet.
It specifies the way information is packetized,
addressed, transferred, routed, and received
by networked devices.
IP HISTORY
Its development began in 1947, led by computer scientists Bob
Kahn and Vint Cerf. It is frequently used in conjunction with the
Transmission Control Protocol or TCP. Together they are referred
to as TCP/IP.
The first major version of the Internet Protocol was version 4 or
IPv4. In 1981, it was formally defined in RFC 791 by the Internet
Engineering Task Force or IETF.
The successor to IPv4 is IPv6, which was formalized by the IETF in
1998. It was designed to eventually replace IPv4. As of 2018, IPv6
governs approximately 20% of all Internet traffic.
IP ADDRESS
It is a number identification of a computer or
another device on the Internet. It is similar to a
mailing address which identifies where postal
mail comes from and where it should be delivered.
IP addresses uniquely identify the source and
destination of data transmitted with the Internet
Protocol.
IP ADDRESS
IP
ADDRESS CLASSES
With an IPv4 IP address, there are five classes of available IP ranges: Class A,
Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E.
The table below shows the summary of the IP classes.