What is Limited Broadcast Address?
The limited broadcast address is defined as which sends or broadcast packet to all hosts connected to its own or home network.
- In limited broadcast addresses, the network also called subnets.
- The limited broadcast is packet-destinated to the local network.
- The network identifier portion and host identifier portion of the destination address is either all ones (255.255.255.255) or all zeros (0.0.0.0).
- The network identifier portion and host identifier portion will differ according to the class.
For class A:
class A ranges from 0 to 127, and the size of class A is 32 bits in that 8 bits are considered as the network identifier portion and the remaining 24 bits are considered as the host identifier portion.
Example-1 :
The limited broadcast address of 25.2.45.23 will be 255.255.255.255, the network identifier portion is 25 and the host identifier portion is 2.45.23.
For class B:
Class B ranges from 128 – 191, and the size of class B is 32 bits in that 16 bits are considered as the network identifier portion and the remaining 16 bits are considered as the host identifier portion.
Example-2 :
The limited broadcast address of 186.22.34.63 will be 255.255.255.255, the network identifier portion is 186.22 and the host identifier portion is 34.63.
For class C:
Class C ranges from 192-223, and the size of class C is 32 bits in that 24 bits are considered as the network identifier portion and the remaining 8 bits are considered as the host identifier portion.
Example-3 :
The limited broadcast address of 201.1.2.3 will be 255.255.255.255, the network identifier portion is 201.1.2 and the host identifier portion is 3.
class | IP Address | network identifier portion | host identifier portion | network address | limited broadcast address |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 25.2.45.23 | 25 | 2.45.23 | 25.0.0.0 | 255.255.255.255 |
B | 186.22.34.63 | 186.22 | 34.63 | 186.22.0.0 | 255.255.255.255 |
C | 201.1.2.3 | 201.1.2 | 3 | 201.1.2.0 | 255.255.255.255 |
Note –
- The limited broadcast address is applicable for class A, class B, and class C.
- The limited broadcast address is not applicable for class D and class E.
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