RFC 950

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RFC 950 is an Internet standard that defines the procedures and format for subnetting IP networks, extending the original IPv4 addressing scheme.

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RFC 0950 1

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Internet standard
Request for Comments
appliesTo IPv4
classful IP addressing
area the internet
surface form: Internet
author J. Mogul
Jonathan B. Postel
surface form: J. Postel
category Standards Track (at time of publication)
defines format for subnetted IP addresses
rules for dividing a classful IP network into subnets
subnetting procedure for IP networks
definesTerm subnet
subnet mask
subnetted network
goal allow more flexible allocation of IP address space within organizations
extend the original IPv4 addressing scheme to support subnetting
influenced design of later subnetting and CIDR standards
early IP routing implementations
language English
obsoletedBy RFC 1812
later CIDR-related RFCs
publicationMonth August
publicationYear 1985
publishedBy Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force
publishedInSeries RFCs
surface form: Request for Comments
relatedTo IPv4
RFC 791
rfcNumber 950
specifies broadcast address conventions for subnets
routing considerations for subnetted networks
rules for assigning host numbers within subnets
rules for assigning subnet numbers
subnet mask concept
use of a subnet field within the host portion of an IP address
status Historic
title Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure
updates IPv4 addressing scheme

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RFC 1122 obsoletes RFC 950
this entity surface form: RFC 0950
RFC 791 relatedTo RFC 950