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===Example of IPv6 addresses=== | ===Example of IPv6 addresses=== | ||
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# special IPv6 addresses | # special IPv6 unicast addresses / ranges / address formats | ||
::1 | :: Unspecified_Address | ||
::1 Loopback localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback | |||
::<v4 address> IPv4-Compatible Addresses (DEPRECATED) | |||
::ffff:<v4 address> IPv4-Mapped Addresses | |||
ff00:: | 2000::/3 (Currently active) Global Unicast Addresses | ||
ff02::1 | 2001:0000::/32 Teredo service prefix | ||
ff02::2 | 2002::/16 6to4 service prefix | ||
ff02:: | |||
fc00::/7 Unique-Local Addresses | |||
fe80::/10 Link-Local Unicast | |||
fec0::/10 Site-Local Unicast (DEPRECATED) | |||
# special IPv6 multicast addresses / address formats | |||
ff00::/8 ipv6-mcastprefix | |||
ff02::1 ipv6-allnodes | |||
ff02::2 ipv6-allrouters | |||
ff02::1:ffXX:XXXX Solicited-Node-Multicast | |||
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===Authoritative References=== | |||
<pre> | |||
[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2460 IPv6, the RFC] | |||
[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5156 Special Use IPv6 Addresses] | |||
[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4443 ICMPv6] | |||
[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4861 Neighbor Discovery] | |||
[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4862 StateLess Address AutoConfiguration] (SLAAC) | |||
[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4760 MP-BGP] | |||
[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5340 OSPFv3] | |||
[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4213 Basic Transition] (including Protocol41 definition) | |||
[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3056 6to4] | |||
[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5214 ISATAP] | |||
[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4380 Teredo] | |||
[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4798 6PE] | |||
[http://rfc-editor.org/rfcsearch.html RFC Search tool] (use this to make sure you are reading the latest and greatest RFC) | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 1 August 2008
Internet Protocol version 6 (or as it is more commonly known "IPv6") is a method of addressing hosts or nodes on a computer network, using 128 bit addresses. IPv6 was conceived as a "next generation" upgrade from the older Internet addressing scheme IPv4, which relied on a 32-bit address space and is quickly being exhausted by the continued growth of the Internet. For more information on the "IPv4 address exhaustion" issue, please reference Geoff Huston's IPv4 Address Report.
Example of IPv6 addresses
# special IPv6 unicast addresses / ranges / address formats :: Unspecified_Address ::1 Loopback localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback ::<v4 address> IPv4-Compatible Addresses (DEPRECATED) ::ffff:<v4 address> IPv4-Mapped Addresses 2000::/3 (Currently active) Global Unicast Addresses 2001:0000::/32 Teredo service prefix 2002::/16 6to4 service prefix fc00::/7 Unique-Local Addresses fe80::/10 Link-Local Unicast fec0::/10 Site-Local Unicast (DEPRECATED) # special IPv6 multicast addresses / address formats ff00::/8 ipv6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ipv6-allnodes ff02::2 ipv6-allrouters ff02::1:ffXX:XXXX Solicited-Node-Multicast
Authoritative References
[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2460 IPv6, the RFC] [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5156 Special Use IPv6 Addresses] [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4443 ICMPv6] [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4861 Neighbor Discovery] [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4862 StateLess Address AutoConfiguration] (SLAAC) [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4760 MP-BGP] [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5340 OSPFv3] [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4213 Basic Transition] (including Protocol41 definition) [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3056 6to4] [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5214 ISATAP] [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4380 Teredo] [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4798 6PE] [http://rfc-editor.org/rfcsearch.html RFC Search tool] (use this to make sure you are reading the latest and greatest RFC)