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CompTIA-Network+ (includes Official Labs)

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Lesson 4.5 IP Version 6

The previous topics focused on IP version 4 (IPv4), which is still the mainstream version of the protocol. In this topic, you will explain IP version 6 (IPv6) addressing. As a network professional, you should be aware of the limitations of IPv4 and the increasing adoption of IPv6. You need to understand the characteristics of IPv6, as well as how it can interoperate with existing IPv4 implementations.

As you study this section, answer the following questions: 

  • Why is IPv6 needed? 
  • What is the format of an IPv6 address? 
  • How can an IPv6 address be simplified? 
  • What are the two parts of an IPv6 address? 
  • What allows IPv6 hosts to communicate over an IPv4 network?