Address Type Prefixes

address type binary prefix

IPv4-compatible 0000...0 (96 zero bits)

global unicast 001

link-local unicast 1111 1110 10

site-local unicast 1111 1110 11

multicast 1111 1111

• all other prefixes reserved (approx. 7/8ths of total)

• anycast addresses allocated from unicast prefixes

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