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Classless IP Addresses

Classless IP Addresses

In a previous lesson I discussed classful IP addresses and the problems that they cause. Classful IP addressing is wasteful and caused the IPv4 address space to be consumed far more rapidly than was necessary. In this lesson, I will be discussing classless IP addresses which is far more efficient

CIDR - Classless Inter Domain Routing

CIDR - Classless Inter Domain Routing

CIDR stands for Classless Inter-Domain Routing. It is a method for allocating IP addresses and routing Internet Protocol packets. CIDR was introduced in 1993 to replace the previous classful network addressing architecture. What is CIDR? CIDR allows for more flexible allocation of IP address space than the traditional Class A,