Internet Protocol (IP)
🚀 Internet Protocol (IP) The Internet Protocol (IP) is a key protocol in the network layer responsible for addressing and routing data packets between devices across interconnected networks. There are two major versions of IP in use today: IPv4 and IPv6. 1. IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses, providing a total of approximately 4.3 billion unique addresses. IPv4 Address Format: IPv4 addresses are written in dotted decimal notation, consisting of four 8-bit octets (e.g., 192.168.1.1). ...