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The first few bits of an [IPv6] address which tell a host what kind of address it is.
- 0000 0000 - Used for things like [IPv6] compatible [IPv4] addresses (1/256th of the address space)
+ 0000 0000 - Used for things like [IPv6] compatible [IPv4], loopback and unspecified
addresses (1/256th of the address space)
001 - Aggregatable Global Unicast Addresses (1/8 of the address space)
1111 1110 10 - Link-Local Unicast Addresses (1/2024 of the address space)
1111 1110 11 - Site-Local Unicast Addresses (1/2024 of the address space)
1111 1111 - Multicast Addresses (1/256 of the address space)
Almost all the other address space is unallocated or reserved.
