The second method is to use a pool of public addresses. This is useful when there are too many
<acronym>LAN
</acronym> addresses to fit into a single public address and a
block of public
<acronym>IP
</acronym> addresses is available. These public addresses can be used
as a pool from which
<acronym>NAT
</acronym> selects an
<acronym>IP
</acronym> address
as a packet's address is mapped on its way out.