IPv6 Exam Questions and Answers
What is IPv6 ?
Internet Protocol version (IPv6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol [IP].IPv6 address is 128 bits.
Whay is IPv6 used OR IPv6 why is it important?
#IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol.IPv6 is to allow for more unique TCP/IP address identifiers to be created, we’ve run out of the 4.3 billion created with IPv4. This is one of the main reasons why IPv6 is such an important innovation for the Internet of Things [IoT]
IPv6 Unicast Address :-
link local FE80::/10
Unspecified ::/128
Loopback ::1/128
Aggreate Global :- 2001::/16
2002::/16
3FFE::/16
#ipv4 vs ipv6
IPv4 is 32-bit address for its Internet addresses.IPv6 is 128-bit Internet addresses. Therefore,it can support 2^128 Internet addresses—340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 of them to be exact. The number of IPv6 addresses is 1028 times larger than the number of IPv4 addresses
#benefits of IPv6?
Key of benefits IPv6 :-
Built in authentication and privacy support.
Flexible options and extensions.
Easier administration no more DHCP.
No more NAT (Network Address Translation).
Auto-configuration.
No more private address collisions.
Better multicast routing.
Simpler header format.
Simplified, more efficient routing.
True quality of service (QoS).
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