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136 TCP/IP Overview 
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Subnets
When an IP address is assigned to an organization, no provision is 
made for more than one network being present at that location. 
Local network administrators use subnets to partition a network 
into several different subnetworks. Splitting a network into subnets 
can result in better performance and improved use of limited 
network address space.
Subnet Mask
The subnet mask is a mechanism used to divide a single IP network 
into several different networks. To subnet the IP address, the 
administrator must take part of the host area of the address and 
assign it for subnet numbers. The subnet mask “masks” out that 
specific portion of the host IP address along with the entire network 
section of the address with ones and leaves this portion as zeros, 
available to host addressing. 
In the table above, “Subnet Masks,” the Class A network 15 has 
been assigned to Hewlett-Packard. To allow additional networks at 
the HP site, the subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 is used. This address 
designates the second byte of the IP address as the subnet address. 
Using this designation, each device is uniquely identified on its own 
subnet, but HP can incorporate up to 254 subnetworks without 
violating their assigned address space.
Table A.3
Subnet Masks
Bytes
(Sections)
Network
Subnet
Host
Host
Class A 
Network
15
xxx
xxx
xxx
Subnet 
Mask
255
255
0
0
Example IP 
Address
15
254
64
2