Network address — Simbase

A network address is a unique physical or logical address that distinguishes a network node or device over a computer or telecommunications network. The Network address is a numeric number or address that is assigned to any new device that seeks access to the network or is already part of the network. Network addresses are designed to be unique identifiers across the network, although some networks allow for private addresses, or locally administered addresses that may not be unique. Each computer on a network use a network address to identify, locate and address other computers.

In networking technology, network address is a key component to identify and locate network node/device over a network. It has several forms, including the Internet Protocol (IP) address, media access control (MAC) address and host address. An IP address is an address used in order to uniquely identify a device on an IP network. The address is made up of 32bits number, which can be divisible into a network portion and host portion with the help of a subnet mask.