subnet

Also known as subnetwork

thumb|300px|right|Creating a subnet by dividing the host identifier

In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, subnet is referenced by 130 other articles, and connects out to Classless Inter-Domain Routing, IPv4 and Internet Engineering Task Force.

Vinony files it under Internet architecture, IP addresses and Routing.

Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Subclass of: computer network
Has part: broadcast address
Image: Subnetting Concept-en.svg

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has characteristic: magnitude
Commons category: Subnetting
described at URL: docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/configure-subnets.html

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections

Contents

Network addressing and routing
Internet Protocol version 4
Determining the network prefix
Subnetting
Special addresses and subnets
Subnet host count
Internet Protocol version 6
See also
References
Further reading

thumb|300px|right|Creating a subnet by dividing the host identifier

A subnet, or subnetwork, is a logical subdivision of an IP network. The practice of dividing a network into two or more networks is called subnetting.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “subnet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.