December 2018
Beginner
320 pages
8h 57m
English
IPv6 uses 128 bits for addressing. It is expressed in eight octets, containing 16 bits each, separated by colon. The use of 128 bits provides the 3.4 × 1038 unique addresses. The shifting of networked equipment and addresses from IPv4 to IPv6 requires a lot of understanding and effort. IPv6 does not have a broadcast address.
We will be restricting our discussion in this chapter to IPv4, as it is still more widely used and you will encounter it the most while performing networking.
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