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1 PerryLorier 1 The first few bits of an [IPv6] address which tell a host what kind of address it is.
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6 AristotlePagaltzis 3 <?plugin OldStyleTable border=0
4 | <tt>0000&#160;0000</tt> | Used for things like [IPv6] compatible [IPv4], loopback and unspecified addresses (1/256th of the address space)
5 | <tt>001</tt> | Aggregatable Global Unicast Addresses (1/8 of the address space)
7 LawrenceDoliveiro 6 | <tt>1111&#160;1110&#160;10</tt> | [Link-Local|LinkLocal] Unicast Addresses (1/2024 of the address space)
7 | <tt>1111&#160;1110&#160;11</tt> | [Site-Local|SiteLocal] Unicast Addresses (1/2024 of the address space)
8 | <tt>1111&#160;1111</tt> | [Multicast|MultiCast] Addresses (1/256 of the address space)
4 CraigBox 9 ?>
1 PerryLorier 10
11 Almost all the other address space is unallocated or reserved.
4 CraigBox 12
5 CraigBox 13 See [IPv6Addressing] for more information.
4 CraigBox 14
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