STRUCTURE OF IPV6 ADDRESSES
Each IPv6 address is a 128-bit number. IPv6 addresses are assigned to interfaces, and each interface may be assigned multiple IP addresses. The following three basic types of IPv6 addresses are used:
Unicast. Unicast addresses are used for a single interface.
Anycast. Anycast addresses are used for a set of interfaces. Packets that are sent to the anycast address are delivered to the nearest interface. The nearest interface is calculated by a routing protocol.
Multicast. Multicast addresses are used for a group of interfaces. Packets sent to multicast address are delivered to all interfaces in the multicast group. All multicast addresses start with bit pattern 11111111 from the left side.
NOTE
Note that no broadcast ...
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