Types of Addresses

Address Type

Example

Example Address

Application Layer

Network Layer

Data Link Layer

IP address

URL

MAC address

www.manhattan.edu

149.61.10.22 (4 bytes)

00-0C-00-F5-03-5A

(6 bytes)

Name

Street #

Apt #

Analogy

Try “ping”ing a URL; translation (corresponding IP address) will be given by the answer.

These addresses must be translated from one type to another (for a message to travel from sender to receiver).