Internet Protocol Version 6

IPV6-Internet Protocol Version-6

1. 128 bit address represented as 32 hex digits.
2. World ipv6 launch day is 6^th june 2012.
3. Basic structure

<-----------------------------------------------------------><---------------------------------------------------->

                                     Network-id                                                     Host-id

For Example:

                        2001:0DB8:O234:AB00:0123:4567:8901:ABCD

                       <----------><----><----><------------------------>

                        Block Name      Region    Subnet                  Host-Id

Type of Addresses:

1. IPv6 loopback Address:

   0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001          or

   0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1                                                          or

    ::1

2. Global Address

Unicast address : 2001::/16

3. Link local address

Unicast adderss for local network

Predefined prefix FE80::/64

4. Unique local address

     FC00::/7

Imp point

• Every computer will have link local IPv6 address.
• Every computer have multiple IPv6 address.
• The default gateway is the link local ipv6 address of the gateway

Mrunal N.