Dotted Decimal Notation

• Class A, B and C all break between prefix and suffix on byte boundary
• Dotted Decimal Notation is a convention for representing 32-bit internet addresses in a readable format
• Convert each byte of the address into a decimal number
• Separate byte by periods (``dots'')
• Example

  
  
  
  

  32-bit IP Address (binary)	Dotted Decimal Notation
  10000001 00110100 00000110 00000000
  00001010 00000010 00000000 00100101
  10000000 10100011 10011010 01011010
  11001100 11000110 01001100 00001011