WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE IP
INTRODUCTION
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Home Network
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Home Agent
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Foreign Network
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Foreign Agent
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Detailed explanation-1: -The subnet mask splits the IP address into the host and network addresses, thereby defining which part of the IP address belongs to the device and which part belongs to the network. The device called a gateway or default gateway connects local devices to other networks.
Detailed explanation-2: -A subnet mask is used to divide an IP address into two parts. One part identifies the host (computer), the other part identifies the network to which it belongs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Subnet addressing allows an autonomous system made up of multiple networks to share the same Internet address. The subnetwork capability of TCP/IP also makes it possible to divide a single network into multiple logical networks (subnets).