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Internetworking connects heterogeneous networks (hardware and software) using routers, treating them like any other computer. The Internet Protocol (IP) software masks physical connection details and routing information. IP addresses provide a unified, 32-bit logical addressing method (2³² address space), written in dotted decimal or hexadecimal notation. IPv4 addresses comprise a network ID (prefix) and host ID (suffix); prefixes must be globally unique, as must suffixes within a network. Five IP address classes (A-E) exist, each with varying numbers of available networks and hosts, managed by IANA and RIRs. A subnet mask (e.g., 255.0.0.0 for Class A) identifies the network prefix via a bitwise AND operation with the IP address. A network address has a suffix of all zeros.

INTERNETWORKING
• Internetworking means providing universal service
among heterogeneous networks (hardware and
software).
• An internet (small i) is two or more networks connected
to each other.
• internets contain a few networks and the global Internet
contains tens of thousands of networks.
• Routers are used to connect heterogeneous networks.
• The network treats a connection to a router the same as
a connection to any other computer.
• Internet protocol software hides the details of physical
network connections, physical addresses, and routing
information.
INTERNETWORKING
IP ADDRESSES
The shape and length of physical addresses vary with
the type of network and manufacturing technology.
A unified addressing method must be used for all
networks.
The IP protocol provides a logical addressing method for
computers in the Internet.
Aunique address is given to each computer (IP address).
An IP address is a 32 bit unique address having an
address space of 232.
There are two notations in which IP address is written,
dotted
decimal notation and hexadecimal
notation
Dotted Decimal Notation
Hexadecimal Notation
IP ADDRESSES
 IPv4 address is divided into two parts:
 Prefix (Network ID)
 Suffix (Host ID)
No two networks can be given the same prefix and this
must be coordinated globally. Furthermore, two devices
in one network cannot be given the same suffix.
The five IP address classes are:
 Class A
 Class B
 Class C
 Class D
 Class E
CLASSES OF IP ADDRESSES
COMPUTING THE CLASS OF AN ADDRESS
o Maximum number of networks available in each class
and the maximum number of hosts per network.
o IP addresses are globally managed by Internet
Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and regional
Internet registries (RIR).
Example: class A has a total of:
27– 2= 126 network ID
224– 2 = 16,777,214 host ID
ADDRESSING EXAMPLE
SUBNET MASK (NETMASK)
 A subnet mask is a 32-bit number created by setting
host bits to all 0s and setting network bits to all 1s.
 When applied by a bitwise
AND operation to any IP
address in the network, yields the network prefix.
 Subnet masks are also expressed in
notation
like an IP address.
Class A: 255.0.0.0
Class B: 255.255.0.0
Class C: 255.255.255.0
dot-decimal
SPECIAL IP ADDRESSES
• NetworkAddress
When suffix contains all zeros