NETWORK ADDRESS


Meaning of NETWORK ADDRESS in English

The network portion of an IP address. For a class A network, the network address is the first byte of the IP address. For a class B network, the network address is the first two bytes of the IP address. For a class C network, the network address is the first three bytes of the IP address. In each case, the remainder is the host address. In the Internet, assigned network addresses are globally unique. See also: Internet, IP address, subnet address, host address, Internet Registry.

Internetworking Terms English vocab.      Английский словарь межсетевых терминов.