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IP Address

IP Address One of the most important design decisions of an Internet engineer is the assignment of IP addresses, 32-bit numbers that identify Internet hosts. These numbers are placed in the IP packet header and are used to route packets to their destination. Several things should be kept in mind about IP address assignment:

In addition to the Encyclopedia's resources, Chuck Semeria has written an excellent paper on Understanding IP Addressing.


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IP Address