Huawei Quidway S3500 Series Operation Manual page 95

Operation Manual - Network Protocol
Quidway S3500 Series Ethernet Switches
Table 1-1 IP address classes and ranges
Network
class
A
B
C
D
E
Other
addresses
Address IP network
range range
0.0.0.0 to
1.0.0.0
127.255.2
126.0.0.0
55.255
128.0.0.0
to 128.0.0.0
191.255.2 191.254.0.0
55.255
192.0.0.0
192.0.0.0
to
223.255.254.
223.255.2
0
55.255
224.0.0.0
to
None
239.255.2
55.255
240.0.0.0
to
None
255.255.2
55.254
255.255.2 255.255.255.
55.255 255
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Chapter 1 IP Address Configuration
Host ID with all the digits being 0
indicates that the IP address is the
network address, and is used for
network routing.
Host ID with all the digits being 1
indicates the broadcast address, i.e.
broadcast to all hosts on the network.
IP address 0.0.0.0 is used for the host
that is not put into use after starting up.
to
The IP address with network number as
0 indicates the current network and its
network can be cited by the router
without knowing its network number.
Network ID with the format of 127.X.Y.Z
is reserved for self-loop test and the
packets sent to this address will not be
output to the line. The packets are
processed internally and regarded as
input packets.
Host ID with all the digits being 0
indicates that the IP address is the
network address, and is used for
to
network routing.
Host ID with all the digits being 1
indicates the broadcast address, i.e.
broadcast to all hosts on the network.
Host ID with all the digits being 0
indicates that the IP address is the
network address, and is used for
to
network routing.
Host ID with all the digits being 1
indicates the broadcast address, i.e.
broadcast to all hosts on the network.
Addresses of class D are multicast
addresses.
The addresses are reserved for future
use.
255.255.255.255 is used as LAN
broadcast address.
Note