CCNP Practical Studies: Routing

Table 1-8 displays the first four subnets available along with the subnet, broadcast address, and binary equivalent.

Table 1-8. WAN Host Assignment

Decimal Binary Comment
131.108.2.0 00000000 First subnet, last two bits all zeros
131.108.2.1 00000001 First host
131.108.2.2 00000010 Second host
131.108.2.3 00000011 Broadcast address, last two bits all 1s
131.108.2.4 00000100 Second subnet, last two bits all zeros
131.108.2.5 00000101 First host
131.108.2.6 00000110 Second Host
131.108.2.7 00000111 Broadcast address, last two bits all 1s
131.108.2.8 00001000 First subnet, last two bits all zeros
131.108.2.9 00001001 First host
131.108.2.10 00001010 Second host
131.108.2.11 00001011 Broadcast address, last two bits all 1s
131.108.2.12 00001100 Second subnet, last two bits all zeros
131.108.2.13 00001101 First host
131.108.2.14 00001110 Second host
131.108.2.15 00001111 Broadcast address, last two bits all 1s

As an exercise, you can try to complete the table on your own. Simply count in binary and the next available subnet is clearly evident to
you. Notice that the subnets in decimal count in fours, so the first subnet is 131.108.2.0/30, then 131.108.2.4/30, 131.108.2.8/30,
131.108.2.12/30, and so forth.

Scenario 1-3: Configuring IP VLSM for a Large Network

This scenario is slightly more complex. Figure 1-5 displays a network requiring a core network with a large number of routers (assume
around 20), a distribution network with three routers, and an access network initially containing only six routers. The access network
should have a potential for at most 25 routers (commonly known as access-level routers) to be connected through the distribution routers.
Figure 1-5 displays the core network surrounded by three distribution routers and the six access-level routers.

Figure 1-5. VLSM in a Large Network

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