IP address classes A through E were defined in early IP addressing. Class A (0.0.0.0-127.255.255.255), B (128.0.0.0-191.255.255.255), C (192.0.0.0-223.255.255.255), D (224.0.0.0-239.255.255.255) for multicast. Class E (240.0.0.0-255.255.255.255) was reserved for future use and experimentation.