السبت، 15 يونيو 2013

Understanding TCP/IP’s Internet Layer

Among the protocols included in the TCP/IP protocol stack are a network layer protocol and a transport layer protocol. The internetworking layer handles the routing of packets of data by using IP addresses to identify each device on the network. Each computer, router, printer, or any other device attached to a network has its own unique IP address that routes packets of data.

Each IP address has a specific structure, and various classes of IP addresses exist. In addition, subnetworks and subnet masks play a role in IP addressing schemes, and different routing functions and protocols are involved in transmitting data from one network node to another using IP addresses.

The various aspects of IP addressing include calculations for constructing an IP address, classes of IP addresses designated for specific routing purposes, and public versus privateIP addresses. Also, two different types of IP addresses exist: IP version 4 (IPv4) andIP version 6 (IPv6). The 32-bit IPv4 address type is currently the most common, but the128-bit IPv6 address is also in use and will probably become the more common addresstype over time. This lesson describes 32-bit IPv4 addressing, except where IPv6 is
explicitly identified.

How do end systems initially obtain their IP address information? Although manual assignment of IP address information is possible, it does not scale and is a barrier to deployment and maintenance of networks. Therefore, protocols for the automatic assignment of IP address information have evolved and now provide this essential function without end user intervention. This lesson describes how IP address protocols function.

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