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IPv6

IPV6 128 bit   16 octect     32 Hexa                                           ipv4 61 bit 4 octects


Some additional features of IPv6 are: x IPv6 supports stateless autoconfiguration mechanisms to generate addresses automatically, as well as DHCP and static configuration. x IPv6 is not directly compatible with IPv4, but a number of mechanisms are available to allow them to interoperate in a network. 

benefit 

Larger address space: 
End-to-end without NAT
Autoconfiguration 




simple header

no broadcasts
no checksums

ipv6 has several types (for example, global, reserved,link-local, and site-local 


Global: starts with 2000::/3 and assigned by IANA
Private: link local (Starts with  FE80::/10)

a single interface may be assigned multiple addresses of any type '


network 10.10.100.0 0.0.0.255






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