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Appendix A:
Basic IPv6 Terminology
is appendix provides a glossary of IPv6 terms and concepts, loosely based on
Reference [IPV200501] (unless otherwise noted).
6over4 An IPv6 transition technology that provides IPv6 unicast and
multicast connectivity through an IPv4 infrastructure with multicast
support using the IPv4 network as a logical multicast link.
6over4 unicast
address
An IPv6 address of the form: 64-bit prefix:0:0:WWXX:YYZZ, where
WWXX:YYZZ is the hexadecimal representation of w.x.y.z, a public
or private IPv4 address assigned to the 6over4 device interface.
6over4 link-local
address
An IPv6 address of the form: FE80::WWXX:YYZZ, where ...