VM600 networking manual MAVM600-NET/E 1 - 13
Edition 9 - February 2018
Some networking terms and definitions
VM600 NETWORKING INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
Three common classes of IP address exist (see also Figure 1-4):
•Class A
Supports approximately 16 million hosts on each of 127 networks.
Address format: Network.Host.Host.Host
•Class B
Supports approximately 65000 hosts on each of approximately 16000 networks.
Address format: Network.Network.Host.Host
•Class C
Supports 254 hosts on each of approximately 2 million networks.
Address format: Network.Network.Network.Host
For information on the default IP addresses used by a CPUM card, see 4.1 Default IP
address parameters.