Chapter 2. Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Design

This chapter covers the following subjects:

IPv6 Header: This section describes the fields in the IPv6 header.

IPv6 Address Representation: This section describes the hexadecimal representation of the 128-bit IPv6 addresses.

IPv6 Address Scope Types and Address Allocations: This section covers unicast, multicast, and anycast scopes and the IPv6 prefix allocations.

IPv6 Mechanisms: This section covers ICMPv6, Neighbor Discovery, and IPv6 name resolution.

IPv6 Routing Protocols: This section covers routing protocols that support IPv6.

IPv4-to-IPv6 Migration Strategies and Deployment Models: This section covers tunneling, dual-stacking, and translation strategies and deployment models.

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