14-09-2017, 12:43 PM
The Internet Protocol Address (or IP Address) is a unique address that computer devices, such as personal computers, tablets and smartphones, use to identify themselves and communicate with other devices in the IP network. Any device connected to the IP network must have a unique IP address within the network. An IP address is analogous to an address or phone number where it is used to uniquely identify an entity.
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numeric label assigned to each device connected to a computer network using the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address has two main functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing.
Version 4 of the Internet Protocol (IPv4) defines an IP address as a 32-bit number. However, due to Internet growth and depletion of available IPv4 addresses, a new version of IPv6 was developed in 1995, using 128 bits for the IP address, and standardized as RFC 2460 in 1998. The IPv6 deployment addresses IP are typically written and displayed in human-readable annotations, such as 172.16.254.1 in IPv4 and 2001: db8: 0: 1234: 0: 567: 8: 1 in IPv6.
The IP address space is administered globally by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and by five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) responsible in their designated territories for assignment to end users and local Internet registries, such as Internet service providers. IPv4 addresses have been distributed by IANA to RIRs in blocks of approximately 16.8 million addresses each. Each ISP or private network administrator assigns an IP address to each device connected to your network. Such assignments can be on a static (fixed or permanent) or dynamic basis, depending on your software and practices.
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numeric label assigned to each device connected to a computer network using the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address has two main functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing.
Version 4 of the Internet Protocol (IPv4) defines an IP address as a 32-bit number. However, due to Internet growth and depletion of available IPv4 addresses, a new version of IPv6 was developed in 1995, using 128 bits for the IP address, and standardized as RFC 2460 in 1998. The IPv6 deployment addresses IP are typically written and displayed in human-readable annotations, such as 172.16.254.1 in IPv4 and 2001: db8: 0: 1234: 0: 567: 8: 1 in IPv6.
The IP address space is administered globally by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and by five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) responsible in their designated territories for assignment to end users and local Internet registries, such as Internet service providers. IPv4 addresses have been distributed by IANA to RIRs in blocks of approximately 16.8 million addresses each. Each ISP or private network administrator assigns an IP address to each device connected to your network. Such assignments can be on a static (fixed or permanent) or dynamic basis, depending on your software and practices.