Devices Part 1
ICND1 100-101
Instructor
Paul A. Parker
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Chapter 27
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Chapter 27
Foundation Topics
v Perspectives on IPv4 Address Scalability
▼ In the early to mid-1990s, it became apparent that the Internet
was growing so fast that all IP network numbers would be
assigned by the mid-1990s! Concern arose that the available
networks would be completely assigned, and some organizations
would not be able to connect to the Internet.
▼ The main long-term solution to the IP address scalability problem
was to increase the size of the IP address. This one fact was the
most compelling reason for the advent of IP version 6 (IPv6).
▼ CIDR is a global address assignment convention that defines
how the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), its
member agencies, and ISPs should assign the globally unique
IPv4 address space to individual organizations.
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