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Foil 55 CIDR (2)

From Introduction to Network Security Lectures at Xi'an Jaotong University -- Sept 1998. by Roman Markowski
1 The inflexibility of the traditional A-B-C scheme meant addresses were frequently wasted
2 CIDR addresses are classless
3 The network prefix comprises the network address and the mask: x.y.z.w/22 is equivalent to using a network mask 255.255.252.0 (the first 22 bits identify the network)
4 addresses can be supernetted and subnetted (supernetting means combining two or more contiguous network addresses: for example 4 class C networks can be combined in one 128.230.117.0/22)
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