IP Network Addresses
Addresses specify network connections
- IP addresses do not specify a host but a connection to a network
Network and broadcast addresses
- IP address with all bits of HOSTID field set to 0 is reserved to refer to the network
- IP address with all bits of HOSTID field set to 1 is a broadcast address (hardware/software supported)
Limited Broadcast
- Local network broadcast address is 32 1’s (i.e. 255.255.255.255)
- Provides broadcast capability to local network independent of IP