From bf92b9febdcb6f01fe083c34c901e0884f212169 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mhamdi semah Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 15:16:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add cidr to glossary (#17550) * add CIDR * modify cidr definition * Update content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cidr.md Co-Authored-By: Chris <6834943+christophercarney@users.noreply.github.com> * Update content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cidr.md Co-Authored-By: Chris <6834943+christophercarney@users.noreply.github.com> --- content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cidr.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cidr.md diff --git a/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cidr.md b/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cidr.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a5782e6f1e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cidr.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +--- +title: CIDR +id: cidr +date: 2019-11-12 +full_link: +short_description: > + CIDR is a notation for describing blocks of IP addresses and is used heavily in various networking configurations. + +aka: +tags: +- networking +--- +CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) is a notation for describing blocks of IP addresses and is used heavily in various networking configurations. + + + +In the context of Kubernetes, each {{< glossary_tooltip text="Node" term_id="node" >}} is assigned a range of IP addresses through the start address and a subnet mask using CIDR. This allows Nodes to assign each {{< glossary_tooltip text="Pod" term_id="pod" >}} a unique IP address. Although originally a concept for IPv4, CIDR has also been expanded to include IPv6. +