Subnetting and Supernetting-CIDR
Subnetting and Supernetting-CIDR
upernetting
September, 2000
Supernetting
Combining several class C addresses to create a larger ra
nge of addresses
R1 differentiating subnets
Solution
need for at least 7 subnetworks ( 5 specified, 2 reserved
addresses)
minimum number of bits for subnetid : 3 ( 2 2 < 7 < 23 )
For example,
An organization that needs 1,000 addresses can be
granted four class C addresses