IPv4

Protocols & Standards
The original internet protocol addressing scheme using 32-bit addresses like 192.0.2.1.
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IPv4 is the most widely used IP addressing scheme, providing roughly 4.3 billion unique addresses. While still dominant, IPv4 exhaustion has led to the adoption of IPv6 for expanded address space.

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