177 - 1

	Table 6-6	Conversion of Binary Number 00010000
	Decimal Value		128	64	32	16	8	4	2	1
	Binary Digit		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Position Value		0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0
	Total Value			0 + 0 + 0 + 16 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 16
	Table 6-7	Conversion of Binary Number 10101100
	Decimal Value		128	64	32	16	8	4	2	1
	Binary Digit		1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
	Position Value		128	0	32	0	8	4	0	0
	Total Value			128 + 0 + 32 + 0 + 8 + 4 + 0 + 0 = 172

In this example, the binary number 10101100000100000000010000010100 is converted to 172.16.4.20. The address representation 172.16.4.20 is much easier for humans to interpret.