QuestionQ560

Network Fundamentals

Why was the RFC 1918 address space created?

  • A conserve public IPv4 addressing
  • B support the NAT protocol
  • C preserve public IPv6 address space
  • D reduce instances of overlapping IP addresses
Explanation

RFC 1918 private address ranges were established to let organizations use non-public IPv4 addresses internally, reducing the need to assign globally unique public IPv4 addresses to every internal device. That conserves the limited public IPv4 address space.

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