IPv6 Special Addresses and IPv6 well known prefixes
Following table lists important IPv6 addresses (special addresses) which are reserved for particular tasks and well known IPv6 prefixes.
| IPv6 Address | Description |
|---|---|
0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000/0 (simplified into ::/0) |
Known as IPv6 unspecified address. Network interfaces will use this IPv6 address during the process of stateful IPv6 address configuration using DHCP |
| 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1/128 (simplified into ::1/128) | IPv6 Loopback address. |
| IPv6 addresses between prefixes 2000::/3 and 3FFF::/3 | Global Unicast Addresses |
| IPv6 addresses with prefixes FE80::/10 | Link Local IPv6 Addresses |
| IPv6 addresses with prefixes FC00::/8 and FD00::/8 | Unique Local IPv6 Addresses |
| IPv6 addresses with prefixes FF00::/8 | Multicast IPv6 Addresses |
| IPv6 addresses with prefixes 2001:0DB8::/32 and 3FFF:FFFF::/32 | Reserved for documentation.Refer RFC 3849 for more info. |
Written by Jajish Thomas.
Last updated on 19th May, 2024.