February-March 2002
slideset 7 -25
IPv6 addresses
n128 bits
u64 low order bits ÒhostÓ
identifier
Fe.g. a mapping of the
hostsÕ Ethernet address
u64 high order bits
ÒnetworkÓ identifier
FFurther subdivision inside
network id.
nLetÕs look at notation first, then at further subdivision