Internet Protocol (IP) - What is it?

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If you're new to networking, then one of the first things you'll learn about is the Internet Protocol or IP. This is one of the fundamental protocols upon which network communications is based. In this video, we'll introduce IP, describe the structure of the IP addressing scheme, and we'll explore a little bit about what it does and why it is so vital for today's communication networks of all types.

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00:00 Introduction
00:21 What is the Internet Protocol?
00:48 How Does IP Work?
03:49 IP Versions
05:21 Why is IP so Important?
06:01 Summary

🟩 Related Videos and Links:
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Original publication of IP standard (1980) - https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html...
Revision in 1981 which was the original definition of IP as we know it today - https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html...

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