Internet Protocol (IP) Address ? Subnetting and Supernetting

ABSTRACT In order for systems to locate each other in a distributed environment, nodes are given explicit addresses that uniquely identify the particular network the system is on and uniquely identify the system to that particular network. When these two identifiers are combined, the result is a globally-unique address. This address, known as IP addresses, as IP number, or merely as IP is a code made up of numbers separated by three dots that identifies a particular computer on the Internet. These addresses are actually 32-bit binary numbers. In this paper we will explain the IP address and their classification, subnetting and super netting and also explain the method of subnetting and super netting with the help of suitable examples. We can secure our network and enhance the performance of the network with the help of Subnetting and Super netting. [1]