Viper SC+™ IP Router for Licensed Spectrum PN 001-5008-000 Rev. C
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Figure 7 – Bridge Mode Example 1
Bridge Mode Example 2
The subnet for this Viper network is comprised of devices with IP addresses ranging from 172.20.0.0 to 172.20.255.255.
The subnet mask is 255.255.0.0. The shorthand notation is: 172.20.0.1/16 since the subnet mask 255.255.0.0 contains
16 ones (followed by 16 zeros) when converted to binary.
The first address 172.20.0.0 is reserved for the Network ID.
The last address 172.20.255.255 is reserved for the broadcast address.
There are 65534 valid IP addresses available to be assigned to hosts on the network.
Ethernet Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0
Network ID
172.20.0.0
Broadcast Address
172.20.255.255
Viper #1
172.20.0.1/16
Viper #2
172.20.0.2/16
Viper #3
172.20.0.3/16
…
Viper #105
172.20.0.015/16
PLC/RTU #1
172.20.255.1/16
PLC/RTU #2
172.20.255.2/16
PLC/RTU #3
172.20.255.3/16
…
PLC/RTU #250
172.20.255.250/16
Computer #1
172.20.138.1/16
…
Computer #500
172.20.255.254/ 16