IPv6 Basics

Due to an increased demand for IP addresses across the globe with the introduction of technologies like Internet of Things (IOT), the number of available IP addresses in the IPv4 pool is quickly running out.  IPv6 was developed as a replacement for IPv4. An IPv4 address is a 32 bit number where as IPv6 is 128 bits in length and hence has far larger capacity to generate enough IPv6 addresses to cater to the needs of modern IP based networking. In this section we'll discuss some basics of IPv6 addressing including its packet format.

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