<sod>A '''supernetwork''', or '''supernet''', is an [[Internet Protocol]] (IP) network that is formed from the combination of two or more networks (or [[Subnetwork|subnets]]) with a common [[Classless Inter-Domain Routing]] (CIDR) prefix. The new routing prefix for the combined network aggregates the prefixes of the constituent networks. It must not contain other prefixes of networks that do not lie in the same routing path. The process of forming a supernet is often called '''supernetting''', '''prefix aggregation''', '''route aggregation''', or '''route summarization'''.<eod>
<sod>A '''supernetwork''', or '''supernet''', is an [[Internet Protocol]] (IP) network that is formed, for routing purposes, from the combination of two or more networks (or [[Subnetwork|subnets]]) into a larger network. The new routing prefix for the combined network represents the constituent networks in a single [[route table]] entry. The process of forming a supernet is called '''supernetting''', '''prefix aggregation''', '''route aggregation''', or '''route summarization'''.<eod>