IPv6:

Internet Protocol Version 6 Address is the Next Generation of IP Addresses.

  • It is a Mammoth of 16 Bytes, 128 bits Hexadecimal Address which can produce an unbelievable 340 Undecillion Addresses (340 trillion, trillion, trillion). That's 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 (a total of 39 digits). (which is more than 100 times the number of atoms on the surface of the Earth)

  • It is made up of 8 sets & each set includes 16 bits separated by colons.

  • Each Hexadecimal character represents 4 bits.

Reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThdO9beHhpA&ab_channel=PowerCertAnimatedVideos

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