Using VLSM enables the network engineer to allocate IP address space more efficiently by allowing for different-sized subnets within the same network. This flexibility reduces the wastage of IP addresses compared to using a fixed-length subnet mask for every subnet, which might not align well with the actual number of hosts needed.
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