IP addressing requires more thought and effort to learn as compared with data-link addressing
IP defines flexible options of how addresses must be grouped together
IP hosts include every traditional PC, every
phone, and every tablet computer
IP Routing
IP routing functions relies heavily on the other other two functions, using routers, the
LANs and WANs connected to the routers, and the IP addresses that identify the hosts
The routers have the responsibility to know to know the
locations of all the host IP addresses in the TCP/IP network
IP hosts and IP routers forward (route) IP packets through a TCP/IP network
Layer 3
Functions
IP routers have an IP routing table with useful routes for IP routing to work
Most routing protocols exist as TCP/IP standards as defined in various RFCs
Routers build their IP routing table in two ways, through
static configuration or with dynamic routing protocols
TCP/IP
Model
The TCP/IP network layer completes functions in a TCP/IP network
by defining how to forward packets betweek any two hosts
The TCP/IP network layer delivers data from end to end through the network
Every new term, standard, protocol, and address is
related to some physical layer or data link layer