31. OCR GCSE (J277) 1.3 IP and MAC addressing


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OCR J277 Specification Reference - Section 1.3

This video takes a deeper look at the concept of addressing, including the difference between physical address (MAC) and logical addressing (IP). It also explains the difference between the two versions of IP addressing in use today IPv4 and IPv6.

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00:00 IP and MAC addressing
00:10 Intro
00:15 IP and MAC addressing
01:12 The format of IPv4 addresses
03:10 The explosion of the Internet of Things (IoT)
05:00 The format of IPv6 addresses
05:45 Recap
06:49 Outro

Last updated: 02.03.26