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→IPv6 Special Addresses
==IPv6 Special Addresses==
==IPv6 Special Addresses==
The next generation Internet Protocol version 6 has special address which include:<ref>[http://ipv6.com/articles/general/IPv6-Addressing.htm IPv6 Special Addresses]</ref>
The next generation Internet Protocol version 6 has special addresses, which include:<ref>[http://ipv6.com/articles/general/IPv6-Addressing.htm IPv6 Special Addresses]</ref>
* '''::/96''' -is a zero prefix denoting addresses compatibility with the previously used IPv4 protocol.
* '''::/96''' -is a zero prefix denoting the addresses compatibility with the previously used IPv4 protocol.
* '''::/128''' -is an IPv6 address with all zeroes in it is referred to as an unspecified address and is used for addressing purposes within a software.
* '''::/128''' -is an IPv6 address with all zeroes in and is referred to as an unspecified address and is used for addressing purposes within a software.
* '''::1/128''' -referred as loop back address and is used to refer to the local host. An application sending a packet to this address will get the packet back after it is looped back by the IPv6 stack. The local host address in the IPv4 was 127.0.0.1.
* '''::1/128''' -referred as loop back address and is used to refer to the local host. An application sending a packet to this address will get the packet back after it is looped back by the IPv6 stack. The local host address in the IPv4 was 127.0.0.1.
* '''2001:db8::/32''' -is the official documentation prefix allowed by IPv6 which denotes that the address is only an example
* '''2001:db8::/32''' -is the official documentation prefix allowed by IPv6 which denotes that the address is only an example
* '''fec0::/10''' -is a site-local prefix offered by IPv6 which implies that the address is valid only within the local organization.The use of this prefix is discouraged by RFC
* '''fec0::/10''' -is a site-local prefix offered by IPv6 which implies that the address is valid only within the local organization.The use of this prefix is discouraged by [[RFC]]
* '''fc00::/7''' -referred as the Unique Local Address (ULA) which are routed only within a set of cooperating sites. It was introduced to replace the site-local addresses and provides a 40-bit pseudorandom number which lessens the risk of address conflicts.
* '''fc00::/7''' -referred as the Unique Local Address, which are routed only within a set of cooperating sites. It was introduced to replace the site-local addresses and provides a 40-bit pseudorandom number which lessens the risk of address conflicts.
* '''ff00::/8''' -is a prefix used to automatically denote a multicast addresse
* '''ff00::/8''' -is a prefix used to automatically denote a multicast address
* '''fe80::/10''' -is a link-local prefix offered by IPv6 signifying that the address is valid only in the local physical link.
* '''fe80::/10''' -is a link-local prefix offered by IPv6 signifying that the address is valid only in the local physical link.