borrowing bits
Also written: borrow
Making a prefix longer by turning host bits into network bits. Borrowing n bits splits a network into 2^n subnets; borrowing two bits cuts Kettle & Crane's /24 into four /26s.
Also written: borrow
Making a prefix longer by turning host bits into network bits. Borrowing n bits splits a network into 2^n subnets; borrowing two bits cuts Kettle & Crane's /24 into four /26s.