RFC 791:INTERNET PROTOCOL
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... destinations are hosts identified by fixed length addresses. The internet protocol also provides for fragmentation ...
... datagram. The TCP module would provide the addresses and other parameters in the internet header to the internet ...
... IMP. The ARPANET address would be derived from the internet address by the local network interface ...
... ARPANET address would be derived from the internet address by the local network interface and would be the address ...
... internet address by the local network interface and would be the address of some host in the ARPANET ...
... The internet modules use the addresses carried in the internet header ...
... networks. These modules share common rules for interpreting address fields and for fragmenting and assembling internet datagrams ...


... internet module to send that data as a datagram and passes the destination address and other parameters as arguments of the call. ...
... to it. The internet module determines a local network address for this internet address, in this case it is the address ...
... network address for this internet address, in this case it is the address of a gateway. ...
... address for this internet address, in this case it is the address of a gateway. ...
... It sends this datagram and the local network address to the local network interface. ...
... internet module. The internet module determines from the internet address that the datagram is to be forwarded to another host ...
... network. The internet module determines a local net address for the destination host. It calls on the local network interface ...
... application program in this host. It passes the data to the application program in response to a system call, passing the source address and other parameters as results of the call. ...
... internet module to another through individual networks based on the interpretation of an internet address. Thus, one important mechanism of the internet protocol is the internet address ...
... internet address. Thus, one important mechanism of the internet protocol is the internet address. ...
... A distinction is made between names, addresses, and routes [4]. A name indicates what we seek. An address ...
... addresses, and routes [4]. A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how to get there. The internet protocol ...
... route indicates how to get there. The internet protocol deals primarily with addresses. It is the task of higher level (i.e., host-to-host or application) protocols to make the mapping from ...
... host-to-host or application) protocols to make the mapping from names to addresses. The internet module maps internet addresses to ...
... names to addresses. The internet module maps internet addresses to local net addresses. It is the task of lower level (i.e., local net ...
... internet module maps internet addresses to local net addresses. It is the task of lower level (i.e., local net or gateways) procedures to make the mapping from local net addresses ...
... addresses. It is the task of lower level (i.e., local net or gateways) procedures to make the mapping from local net addresses to routes. ...
... Addresses are fixed length of four octets (32 bits). An address ...
... Addresses are fixed length of four octets (32 bits). An address begins with a network number, followed by local address ...
... address begins with a network number, followed by local address (called the "rest" field). There are three formats or classes of internet addresses ...
... local address (called the "rest" field). There are three formats or classes of internet addresses: in class a, the high order bit is zero, the next 7 bits ...
... are the network, and the last 24 bits are the local address; in class b, the high order two bits ...
... the network and the last 16 bits are the local address; in class c, the high order three bits ...
... network and the last 8 bits are the local address. ...
... Care must be taken in mapping internet addresses to local net addresses; a single physical ...
... Care must be taken in mapping internet addresses to local net addresses; a single physical host must be able to act as if it were ...
... several distinct hosts to the extent of using several distinct internet addresses. Some hosts will also have several physical interfaces (multi-homing ...
... host to have several physical interfaces to the network with each having several logical internet addresses. ...
... Examples of address mappings may be found in "Address Mappings" [5]. ...
... Examples of address mappings may be found in "Address Mappings" [5]. ...


... Header Checksum | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Source Address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Destination Address ...
... Source Address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Destination Address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Options | Padding | ...
... CRC procedure, depending on further experience. Source Address: 32 bits ...
... 32 bits The source address. See section 3.2. Destination Address ...
... source address. See section 3.2. Destination Address: 32 bits ...
... 32 bits The destination address. See section 3.2. Options: variable ...
... data. The third octet is the pointer into the route data indicating the octet which begins the next source address to be processed. The pointer is relative to this option, and the smallest legal value for the pointer is 4. ...
... A route data is composed of a series of internet addresses. Each internet address is 32 bits ...
... route data is composed of a series of internet addresses. Each internet address is 32 bits or 4 octets. If the pointer is ...
... route full) and the routing is to be based on the destination address field. If the address ...
... destination address field. If the address in destination address field has been reached and the pointer is not greater than the length, the next address ...
... If the address in destination address field has been reached and the pointer is not greater than the length, the next address in ...
... address in destination address field has been reached and the pointer is not greater than the length, the next address in the source route replaces the address ...
... address in the source route replaces the address in the destination address field, and the recorded route address ...
... the source route replaces the address in the destination address field, and the recorded route address replaces the source address ...
... address in the destination address field, and the recorded route address replaces the source address just used, and pointer is increased by four. ...
... destination address field, and the recorded route address replaces the source address just used, and pointer is increased by four. The recorded route ...
... The recorded route address is the internet module's own internet address as known in the environment into which this datagram ...
... route address is the internet module's own internet address as known in the environment into which this datagram is being forwarded. ...
... route of any number of other intermediate gateways to reach the next address in the route. ...
... data. The third octet is the pointer into the route data indicating the octet which begins the next source address to be processed. The pointer is relative to this option, and the smallest legal value for the pointer is 4. ...
... A route data is composed of a series of internet addresses. Each internet address is 32 bits ...
... route data is composed of a series of internet addresses. Each internet address is 32 bits or 4 octets. If the pointer is ...
... route full) and the routing is to be based on the destination address field. If the address ...
... destination address field. If the address in destination address field has been reached and the pointer is not greater than the length, the next address ...
... If the address in destination address field has been reached and the pointer is not greater than the length, the next address in ...
... address in destination address field has been reached and the pointer is not greater than the length, the next address in the source route replaces the address ...
... address in the source route replaces the address in the destination address field, and the recorded route address ...
... the source route replaces the address in the destination address field, and the recorded route address replaces the source address ...
... address in the destination address field, and the recorded route address replaces the source address just used, and pointer is increased by four. ...
... destination address field, and the recorded route address replaces the source address just used, and pointer is increased by four. The recorded route ...
... The recorded route address is the internet module's own internet address as known in the environment into which this datagram ...
... route address is the internet module's own internet address as known in the environment into which this datagram is being forwarded. ...
... IP must send the datagram directly to the next address in the source route through only the directly connected network ...
... source route through only the directly connected network indicated in the next address to reach the next gateway or host ...
... indicating the octet which begins the next area to store a route address. The pointer is relative to this option, and the smallest legal value for the pointer is 4. ...
... A recorded route is composed of a series of internet addresses. Each internet address is 32 bits ...
... route is composed of a series of internet addresses. Each internet address is 32 bits or 4 octets. If the pointer is ...
... host must compose this option with a large enough route data area to hold all the address expected. The size of the option does not change due to adding addresses. The ...
... route data area to hold all the address expected. The size of the option does not change due to adding addresses. The intitial contents of the route data area must be zero. ...
... the record route option is present. If it is, it inserts its own internet address as known in the environment into which this datagram is being forwarded into the recorded route ...
... route data area is already full (the pointer exceeds the length) the datagram is forwarded without inserting the address into the recorded route. If there is some room but not enough ...
... into the recorded route. If there is some room but not enough room for a full address to be inserted, the original datagram is considered to be in error and is discarded. In either case an ...
... |01000100| length | pointer|oflw|flg| +--------+--------+--------+--------+ | internet address | +--------+--------+--------+--------+ | timestamp ...
... 1 -- each timestamp is preceded with internet address of the registering entity, ...
... entity, 3 -- the internet address fields are prespecified. An IP module only registers ...
... registers its timestamp if it matches its own address with the next specified internet address. ...
... timestamp if it matches its own address with the next specified internet address. The Timestamp ...
... timestamps. The intitial contents of the timestamp data area must be zero or internet address/zero pairs. If the timestamp ...
... Internet addresses distinguish sources and destinations to the host ...
... To provide for flexibility in assigning address to networks and allow for the large number of small to intermediate sized networks ...
... allow for the large number of small to intermediate sized networks the interpretation of the address field is coded to specify a small number of networks with a large number of host ...
... Address Formats: ...
... The actual values assigned for network addresses is given in "Assigned Numbers" [9]. ...
... The local address, assigned by the local network, must allow for a single physical ...
... That is, there must be a mapping between internet host addresses and network/host ...
... network/host interfaces that allows several internet addresses to correspond to one interface. It must also be allowed for a host ...
... Address mappings between internet addresses and addresses for ...
... Address mappings between internet addresses and addresses for ARPANET ...
... Address mappings between internet addresses and addresses for ARPANET, SATNET, PRNET, and other networks ...
... ARPANET, SATNET, PRNET, and other networks are described in "Address Mappings" [5]. ...
... The internet identification field (ID) is used together with the source and destination address, and the protocol fields, to identify datagram ...
... where: src = source address dst = destination address ...
... src = source address dst = destination address prot = protocol TOS ...
... len = length of buffer src = source address dst = destination address ...
... src = source address dst = destination address TOS = type of service ...
... The source address is included in the send call in case the sending host has several addresses ...
... source address is included in the send call in case the sending host has several addresses (multiple physical connections or logical addresses ...
... addresses (multiple physical connections or logical addresses). The internet module must check to see that the source address is one of the legal address ...
... addresses). The internet module must check to see that the source address is one of the legal address for this host. ...
... addresses). The internet module must check to see that the source address is one of the legal address for this host. ...


... header checksum | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | source address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | destination address ...
... source address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | destination address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | data | ...
... header checksum | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | source address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | destination address ...
... source address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | destination address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | data | ...
... Header Checksum | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | source address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | destination address ...
... source address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | destination address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | data | ...
... Header Checksum | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | source address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | destination address ...
... source address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | destination address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | data | ...
... Header Checksum | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | source address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | destination address ...
... source address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | destination address | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Opt. Code = x | Opt. Len.= 3 | option value | Opt. Code = x | ...


... The destination address, an internet header field. ...
... Internet Address ...
... A four octet (32 bit) source or destination address consisting of a Network field and a Local Address ...
... destination address consisting of a Network field and a Local Address field. ...
... Local Address ...
... The address of a host within a network. The actual mapping of ...
... network. The actual mapping of an internet local address on to the host addresses in a ...
... internet local address on to the host addresses in a network is quite general, allowing for many to one mappings. ...
... The local address portion of an Internet Address. ...
... The local address portion of an Internet Address. ...
... The source address, an internet header field. ...


... Postel, J., "Address Mappings," RFC 796, USC/Information Sciences Institute, September 1981. ...



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