*** a/src/backend/utils/adt/network.c
--- b/src/backend/utils/adt/network.c
***************
*** 520,525 **** network_ne(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
--- 520,548 ----
  	PG_RETURN_BOOL(network_cmp_internal(a1, a2) != 0);
  }
  
+ Datum
+ network_smaller(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+ {
+ 	inet	   *a1 = PG_GETARG_INET_PP(0);
+ 	inet	   *a2 = PG_GETARG_INET_PP(1);
+ 
+ 	if (network_cmp_internal(a1, a2) < 0)
+ 		PG_RETURN_INET_P(a1);
+ 	else
+ 		PG_RETURN_INET_P(a2);
+ }
+ 
+ Datum
+ network_larger(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+ {
+ 	inet	   *a1 = PG_GETARG_INET_PP(0);
+ 	inet	   *a2 = PG_GETARG_INET_PP(1);
+ 
+ 	if (network_cmp_internal(a1, a2) > 0)
+ 		PG_RETURN_INET_P(a1);
+ 	else
+ 		PG_RETURN_INET_P(a2);
+ }
  /*
   * Support function for hash indexes on inet/cidr.
   */
*** a/src/include/catalog/pg_aggregate.h
--- b/src/include/catalog/pg_aggregate.h
***************
*** 140,145 **** DATA(insert ( 2050	n 0 array_larger	-				1073	2277	0	_null_ ));
--- 140,146 ----
  DATA(insert ( 2244	n 0 bpchar_larger	-				1060	1042	0	_null_ ));
  DATA(insert ( 2797	n 0 tidlarger		-				2800	27		0	_null_ ));
  DATA(insert ( 3526	n 0 enum_larger		-				3519	3500	0	_null_ ));
+ DATA(insert ( 3206	n 0 network_larger	-				1205	869		0	_null_ ));
  
  /* min */
  DATA(insert ( 2131	n 0 int8smaller		-				412		20		0	_null_ ));
***************
*** 162,167 **** DATA(insert ( 2051	n 0 array_smaller	-				1072	2277	0	_null_ ));
--- 163,169 ----
  DATA(insert ( 2245	n 0 bpchar_smaller	-				1058	1042	0	_null_ ));
  DATA(insert ( 2798	n 0 tidsmaller		-				2799	27		0	_null_ ));
  DATA(insert ( 3527	n 0 enum_smaller	-				3518	3500	0	_null_ ));
+ DATA(insert ( 3207	n 0 network_smaller	-				1203	869		0	_null_ ));
  
  /* count */
  DATA(insert ( 2147	n 0 int8inc_any		-				0		20		0	"0" ));
*** a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
--- b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
***************
*** 2112,2117 **** DATA(insert OID = 922 (  network_le			PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f t t f i 2 0 1
--- 2112,2119 ----
  DATA(insert OID = 923 (  network_gt			PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f t t f i 2 0 16 "869 869" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	network_gt _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
  DATA(insert OID = 924 (  network_ge			PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f t t f i 2 0 16 "869 869" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	network_ge _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
  DATA(insert OID = 925 (  network_ne			PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f t t f i 2 0 16 "869 869" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	network_ne _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+ DATA(insert OID = 3208 (  network_smaller	PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f t t f i 2 0 869 "869 869" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	network_smaller _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+ DATA(insert OID = 3209 (  network_larger	PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f t t f i 2 0 869 "869 869" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	network_larger _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
  DATA(insert OID = 926 (  network_cmp		PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i 2 0 23 "869 869" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	network_cmp _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
  DESCR("less-equal-greater");
  DATA(insert OID = 927 (  network_sub		PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i 2 0 16 "869 869" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	network_sub _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
***************
*** 3114,3119 **** DATA(insert OID = 2244 (  max				PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 t f f f f f i 1 0 1042 "
--- 3116,3123 ----
  DESCR("maximum value of all bpchar input values");
  DATA(insert OID = 2797 (  max				PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 t f f f f f i 1 0 27 "27" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ aggregate_dummy _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
  DESCR("maximum value of all tid input values");
+ DATA(insert OID = 3206 (  max				PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 t f f f f f i 1 0 869 "869" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ aggregate_dummy _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+ DESCR("maximum value of all inet input values");
  
  DATA(insert OID = 2131 (  min				PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 t f f f f f i 1 0 20 "20" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ aggregate_dummy _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
  DESCR("minimum value of all bigint input values");
***************
*** 3153,3158 **** DATA(insert OID = 2245 (  min				PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 t f f f f f i 1 0 1042 "
--- 3157,3164 ----
  DESCR("minimum value of all bpchar input values");
  DATA(insert OID = 2798 (  min				PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 t f f f f f i 1 0 27 "27" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ aggregate_dummy _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
  DESCR("minimum value of all tid input values");
+ DATA(insert OID = 3207 (  min				PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 t f f f f f i 1 0 869 "869" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ aggregate_dummy _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+ DESCR("minimum value of all inet input values");
  
  /* count has two forms: count(any) and count(*) */
  DATA(insert OID = 2147 (  count				PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 t f f f f f i 1 0 20 "2276" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	aggregate_dummy _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
*** a/src/include/utils/builtins.h
--- b/src/include/utils/builtins.h
***************
*** 897,902 **** extern Datum network_eq(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
--- 897,904 ----
  extern Datum network_ge(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
  extern Datum network_gt(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
  extern Datum network_ne(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+ extern Datum network_smaller(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+ extern Datum network_larger(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
  extern Datum hashinet(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
  extern Datum network_sub(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
  extern Datum network_subeq(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);