IPv6 Flashcards
1
Q
Nibble
A
4 bits
2
Q
Byte
A
8 bits
3
Q
Bit
A
1 or 0
4
Q
Hextet
A
16 bits
5
Q
What is the size of an IPv6 address
A
128 bits
6
Q
IPv6 Network portion
A
1st 64 bits
7
Q
IPv6 Interface Identifier
A
2nd 64 bits (same as host in IPV4
8
Q
IPv6 Unicast Address
A
Used for global communication (communicates with public IPv6 internet)
9
Q
IPv6 Link Local Address
A
Used for local communication (similar to a mac address) Always begins with FE80
10
Q
IPv6 Loopback Address
A
::1/128 (127 binary 0’s followed by a 1)
11
Q
IPv6 Multicast Address
A
One to many communication
12
Q
IPv6 Anycast Address
A
One IPv6 address - many devices (used for load balancing)
13
Q
SLAAC
A
Stateless Address Auto-configuration (Good for labs but not recommended; DHCP is recommended)
