Introduction to" IP Address"

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Introduction to" IP Address" :-

What is IP Address ?

An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions host or network interface identification and location addressing. For eg:- https://programmeraddaa.blogspot.com 216.3.128.12 .

.⇏ There are Two types of IP address:-

• IP V4 .
• IP V6.

IP V4:-Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) is the fourth version of the Internet Protocol (IP). It is one of the core protocols of standards-based internet working methods in the Internet and was the first version deployed for production in the ARPANET in 1983. It still routes most Internet traffic today despite the ongoing deployment of a successor protocol IPv6. IPv4 is described in IETF publication RFC 791 (September 1981) replacing an earlier definition (RFC 760, January 1980).

IPv4 is a connectionless protocol for use on packet-switched networks. It operates on a best effort delivery model in that it does not guarantee delivery nor does it assure proper sequencing or avoidance of duplicate delivery. These aspects including data integrity are addressed by an upper layer transport protocol such as the Transmission Control Protocol(TCP).

• IP V6:- Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP) the communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet. IPv6 was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to deal with the long-anticipated problem of IPv4 address exhaustion. IPv6 is intended to replace IPv4. In December 1998 IPv6 became a Draft Standard for the IETF who subsequently ratified it as an Internet Standard on 14 July 2017.