SUBNETTING

VLSM Class A Example 2

Assume that you are a network administrator at Centado Inc. Centado Inc
has three departments connected with wan links each
1. Development department has 74 computers.
2. Production department has 22 computers.
3. Administrative department has 8 computers.
You are required to connect all dep artment each other via wan link, and 1
link to internet.
As a network administrator, make it happen!

Answer:
74 hosts

Development D.
1 st : Draw the basic diagram

22 hosts 8 hosts

Production D. Administrative D.

2nd:

Variable Length Subnet Mask?

Variable Length Subnet Mask (VLSM) extends classic Subnetting.
VLSM is a process of breaking down subnets into the smaller subnets,
according to the need of individual networks.

In above example company has requirement of 3 usable subnets and 104 host
addresses. With VSLM you can fulfill this requirement with single class C
address space.

Where the 3 usable subnets?

The 3 subnets?

74 hosts

Development D.

22 hosts 8 hosts

Production D. Administrative D.

Steps for VLSM Subnetting

 Find the largest segment. Segment which need largest number of hosts
address.
 Do Subnetting to fulfill the requirement of largest segment.
 Assign the appropriate subnet mask for the largest segment.
 For second largest segments, take one of these newly created subnets
and apply a different, more appropriate, subnet mask to it.
 Assign the appropriate subnet mask for the second largest segment.
 Repeat this process until the last network

Now you know the steps of VLSM Subnetting, let’s do it…

Step 1 :- Oder all segments according the hosts requirement (Largest to

smallest).

Subnet Segment Hosts

1 Development 74

2 Production 52

3 Administrative 28

A total of 104 usable host needed, so it should be at least Class C address.

Step 2 :- Do subnetting for largest segment.

74 hosts

Development D.

22 hosts 8 hosts

Production D. Administrative D.

Step 2.1
Our largest segment needs 74 host addresses, let say we do it with Class B
128.0.128.0:
Hos needed: = 2bl – 2 ≈ 74
Than, 2bl = 27 (equal or more than 74)
BL = 7 , 2 – 2 = > 128 – 2 >= 74
7

It would be like this : 128 . 1 . 1XXX XXXX . XXXX XXXX

7
So, its now 128.0.128.0/25
Seterusnya,
Subnet 0: 128 . 0 . 1000 0000 . 0XXX XXXX
Subnet 1: 128 . 0 . 1000 0000 . 1XXX XXXX
Subnet 2: 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 0XXX XXXX
Subnet 3: 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 1XXX XXXX
Subnet 4: 128 . 0 . 1000 0010 . 0XXX XXXX
Subnet 5: 128 . 0 . 1000 0010 . 1XXX XXXX

Subnet Broadcast: 128 . 0 . 1111 1111 . 1XXX XXXX

So, from subnet 1 IP:
128 . 0 . 1000 0000 . 1XXX XXXX

Maka Seterusnya:
NN: 128 . 0 . 1000 0000 . 1000 0000
IP Range: 128 . 0 . 1000 0000 . 1000 0001 - 128 . 0 . 1000 0000 . 1111 1110
BN: 128 . 0 . 1000 0000 . 1111 1111

Cari format Decimal bagi NN Subnet 1: ___________________

 74 hosts

Development D.
128.0.128.128/25

22 hosts 8 hosts

Production D. Administrative D.

Step 2.2

Our second largest segment needs 22 host addresses, so do the subnetting

on subnet 2 of above subnetting.
Hos needed: = 2bl – 2 ≈ 22
Than, 2bl = 25 (equal or more than 22)
BL = 5 , 2 – 2 = > 32 – 2 >= 22
5

It would be like this : 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 000X XXXX

5
Subnet 0: 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 000X XXXX
Subnet 1: 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 001X XXXX
Subnet 2: 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 010X XXXX
Subnet Broadcast: 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 011X XXXX

So, from subnet 1 (of above subnetting) IP:

128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 001X XXXX

Maka Seterusnya:
NN: 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 0010 0000
IP Range: 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 0010 0001 - 128 . 1 . 1000 0001 . 0011 1110
BN: 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 0011 1111

NN for Subnet 1 in decimal: ___________________

 74 hosts

Development D.
128.0.128.128/25

22 hosts 8 hosts

Production D. Administrative D.
128.0.129.32/27

Step 2.3

So, from subnet 2 IP:

Maka Seterusnya:
NN: 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 0100 0000
IP Range: 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 0000 0001- 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 0111 1110
BN: 128 . 0 . 1000 0001 . 0111 1111

NN for Subnet 1 in decimal: ___________________

74 hosts
ISP

Development D.
128.0.128.128/25

22 hosts 8 hosts

Production D. Administrative D.
128.0.129.32/27
128.0.129.64/27