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2 Network layer r Network layer protocols in every host, router r Router examines IP address field in all IP datagrams passing through it r Analogy r Zip codes ~ e.g., application transport network data link physical application transport network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical

3 IP Address r An IP address is a 32-bit sequence of 1s and 0s. r To make the IP address easier to use, the address is usually written as four decimal numbers separated by periods. r This way of writing the address is called the dotted decimal format

4 IP Addressing example network r IP address: 32-bit identifier for host, router interface r interface: connection between host/router and physical link m router’s typically have multiple interfaces m host typically has one interface m IP addresses associated with each interface =

5 A quick look at Binary and Decimal Number format

Decimal (base 10) r Uses positional representation r Each digit corresponds to a power of 10 based on its position in the number r The powers of 10 increment from 0, 1, 2, etc. as you move right to left 1,234 = 1 * * * *

Binary (base 2) r Two digits: 0, 1 r To make the binary numbers more readable, the digits are often put in groups of 4 or = 1 * * * * 2 0 = = = 1 * * * * 2 0 = = 201 7

Conversion r From binary to decimal m Use positional representation as shown in last slide r From decimal to binary (tricky!) m Keep dividing by 2 m Remainders give the digits, starting from lowest power r Let’s look at some examples… r Now we are ready for IP addressing 8

Every IP address has two parts: 1. Network part 2. Host part IP addresses are divided into classes A,B and C to define -- large, -- medium, and -- small networks. The Class D address class was created to enable multicasting. Class E addresses reserved for future and research. IP Address 9

IP Address classes Address ClassRange of IP addresses Class A Class B Class C Class D

Some special IP addresses r – lowest IP address m Not used for a host connected to the Internet m Used for hosts when they start (boot) r – highest IP address m Not used for a host m Used for broadcasting 11

Numerical example r A software company has 100 employees. m What would be the ideal class from which the company would choose its network IP to prevent wastage of IP addresses? m How many bits would be assigned for network part and m how many bits would be assigned for host part? r The company suddenly goes through increase in number of employees from 100 to m What would be the ideal class from which the company would choose its network IP to prevent wastage of IP addresses? m How many bits would be assigned for network part and m how many bits would be assigned for host part? r Solve! 12

13 IP addressing: CIDR CIDR: Classless InterDomain Routing m subnet portion of address of arbitrary length m address format: a.b.c.d/x, where x is # bits in subnet portion of address r Back to the previous numerical example? How many address wastage? subnet part host part /21

IPv4 Subnet Masks r Identifies how network subdivided r Indicates where network information located r Subnet mask bits m 1: corresponding IPv4 address bits contain network information m 0: corresponding IPv4 address bits contain host information

15 IP address assignment: DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A B E DHCP server arriving DHCP client needs address in this network Goal: allow host to dynamically obtain its IP address from network server when it joins network

16 DHCP client-server scenario DHCP server: arriving client time DHCP discover src : , 68 dest.: ,67 yiaddr: transaction ID: 654 DHCP offer src: , 67 dest: , 68 yiaddrr: transaction ID: 654 Lifetime: 3600 secs DHCP request src: , 68 dest:: , 67 yiaddrr: transaction ID: 655 Lifetime: 3600 secs DHCP ACK src: , 67 dest: , 68 yiaddrr: transaction ID: 655 Lifetime: 3600 secs IP:

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Home network: NAT: Network Address Translation local network (e.g., home network) /24 rest of Internet Datagrams with source or destination in this network have /24 address for source, destination (as usual) All datagrams leaving local network have same single source NAT IP address: , different source port numbers 18

NAT: Network Address Translation r Advantages: m local network uses just one IP address as far as outside world is concerned: min. IP address wastage m can change addresses of devices in local network without notifying outside world: flexibility m devices inside local net not explicitly addressable, visible by outside world (a security plus). 19

NAT: Network Address Translation S: , 3345 D: , : host sends datagram to , 80 NAT translation table WAN side addr LAN side addr , , 3345 …… S: , 80 D: , S: , 5001 D: , : NAT router changes datagram source addr from , 3345 to , 5001, updates table S: , 80 D: , : Reply arrives dest. address: , : NAT router changes datagram dest addr from , 5001 to ,

NAT: Network Address Translation r 16-bit port-number field: m 60,000 simultaneous connections with a single LAN-side address! 21

NAT traversal problem r client wants to connect to server with address m server address local to LAN (client can’t use it as destination addr) m only one externally visible NATted address: r solution 1: statically configure NAT to forward incoming connection requests at given port to server NAT router Client ? 22

NAT traversal problem r solution 2: relaying (used in Skype) m NATed client establishes connection to relay m External client connects to relay m relay bridges packets between connections Client NAT router 1. connection to relay initiated by NATted host 2. connection to relay initiated by client 3. relaying established 23