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IP Addresses are: A means of uniquely identifying a device interface that is attached to a network Endpoint identifier A means of identifying where a device is located within a network Location identifier A lookup key into a forwarding table to make local switching decisions Forwarding identifier This overload of sematic intent has been a basic property of the IP architecture |