Flat addressing scheme and hierarchical addressing scheme

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Network layer

What is the difference between flat addressing scheme and hierarchical addressing scheme?
 

Re: Network layer

IP, MAC, and ATM all use a flat addressing scheme
The telephone numbering scheme is a hierarchal addressing scheme.
NAT can be seen as a hierarchal addressing scheme.

A flat addressing advantages can be easily administered, but a hierarchical addressing can simplify the routing.

https://www.erg.abdn.ac.uk/users/gorry/course/intro-pages/addresses.html
 

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