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Logical subdivision of an IP network

A subnet, or subnetwork, is a logical subdivision of an IP network. The practice of dividing a network into two or more networks is called subnetting. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: SubnetA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Distributed learning of fully connected neural networks using independent subnet trainingInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: ParanoiaThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: New Approaches to the Analysis of High Connectivity Materials: Design Frameworks Based upon 44- and 63-Subnet TectonsCited 520 times
  5. Go sideways: Classless Inter-Domain RoutingA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: IPv4A closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun The abstraction of a sequence.

Noun A portion of a network that shares a network address in which each component is identified by a number.

Verb To break (a network) into subnets.

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🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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