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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |