IP Address

• The ISP provides the IP Addresses → 4 byte (4 * 8 bits = 32 bits) address
  • IPv4 and IPv6 standards
• Static IP → IP Address does not change (e.g. for web services)
• Dynamic IP → IP addresses change frequently (e.g. phone, laptop and personal devices)
• Private IP → Valid only within a local network (unique within the network)
• Public IP → Accessible anywhere on the internet (assigned to router)

• Format: XX.XX.XX.XX
• Hierarchy → First byte corresponds to the larger network, then the following is more and more specific
• IPv6 → Expanding to 6bytes instead of only 4 bytes (but lacking infrastructure)