IP Address Classes

Class 1st Octet Range

Mask (Private)
A

0-126

High Order Bits

Network/Host ID

Private IP Range

Default Subnet

N.H.H.H

10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255 255.0.0.0 (255.0.0.0/8)

B
128-191
(255.240.0.0/12)

10

N.N.H.H

172.16.0.0-172.31.255.255

255.255.0.0

C
192-223
(255.255.0.0/16)

110

N.N.N.H

192.168.0.0-192.168.255.255

255.255.255.0

224-239

1110

NA

NA Reserved for Multicasting

240-254

1111

NA

NA Reserved for Research, Experimental

* Class A 127.0.0.0-127.255.255.255 is reserved for loopback and diagnostic

Bit Values
128
0

64
0

32
0

CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing)

16
1

8
0

4
0

2
0

1
0