From 8b99e8dff3d1fbd7c896e97dfa1f38c884734a2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitesh Jain <47820816+miteshskj@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:34:07 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] add CIDR --- content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cidr.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cidr.md diff --git a/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cidr.md b/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cidr.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..a43333443f86a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cidr.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +--- +title: CIDR +id: cidr +date: 2019-11-12 +full_link: +short_description: > + CIDR is a notation for describing blocks of IP addresses and is used heavily in various networking configurations. + +aka: +tags: +- networking +--- +CIDR ( Classless Inter-Domain Routing) is a notation for describing blocks of IP addresses and is used heavily in various networking configurations. + + + +It is an IP addressing scheme that replaces the older system based on classes A, B, and C. With CIDR, a single IP address can be used to designate many unique IP addresses. A CIDR IP address looks like a normal IP address except that it ends with a slash followed by a number, called the IP network prefix. +