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IPv6 Subnetting

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An IPv6 address consists of 128 bits and includes bits to be used for subnetting.  The first half of the subnet (64 bits) consists of routing prefix (48 bits) and subnet ID (16 bits) and the second half of the address (64 bits) is used for hosts only. This is in contrast with the IPv4 network, wherein the host bits… Read more »