Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router - Manual (Page 138)

General User Interface Guidelines
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Abbreviating IP Addresses
The Omni Switch/Router software provides the user with a more concise way to enter the
dotted decimal format of a 32-bit
IP address. The new syntax conforms to the traditional Inter-
net interpretation. Several examples of abbreviated IP addresses are shown in the table below.
The first column of the table lists examples of abbreviated IP addresses, and the second
column shows how the system interprets the abbreviated address.
As shown in the table above, the system performs two important steps to ensure that the IP
address is valid. First, it puts zeroes when you do not specify the number. Second, the system
will insert as many zeroes as needed to the right of a period.
Abbreviated IP Address Formats
Sample User Entry IP Address
198 0.0.0.198
198. 198.0.0.0
198.. 198.0.0.0
198... 198.0.0.0
198.206 198.0.0.206
198..206 198.0.0.206
198..206. 198.0.206.0
198...206 198.0.0.206
198.206. 198.206.0.0
198.206.. 198.206.0.0
198.206.182 198.206.0.182
198..206.182 198.0.206.182
198.206..182 198.206.0.182
198.206.182. 198.206.182.0
198.206.182.158 198.206.182.158