IPv4 - Internet Protocol version 4 - In-depth Review

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In this lesson, we will perform an in-depth review of the IPv4 protocol. We will review general IPv4 networking concepts and provide detailed explanations for key parts of the IPv4 protocol. In particular, we will review

  • IPv4 Addressing Notation
  • IPv4 Classful Addressing
  • IPv4 Classless Inter-Domain Routing
  • IPv4 Reserved Addresses
  • IPv4 Subnetting
  • IPv4 Addressing Modes (Unicast, Broadcast, and Multicast)
  • IPv4 Route Summarisation

Additionally, we will present IPv4 subnetting formulas and perform several sample subnetting calculations.

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Jeremy is a Content Lead Architect and DevOps SME here at Cloud Academy where he specializes in developing DevOps technical training documentation.

He has a strong background in software engineering, and has been coding with various languages, frameworks, and systems for the past 25+ years. In recent times, Jeremy has been focused on DevOps, Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), Security, Kubernetes, and Machine Learning.

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