data type for storing IP address?

Hello,

PostgreSQL offers data types for storing IPv4, IPv6, and MAC network addresses. Does Oracle yet have a similar data type that understands IP addresses (and/or IP address ranges such as "192.168.0.0/16") so that greater-than, less-than, between, and other comparisons can be made?

Thanks,
Suzy

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