Networking

What is IPv6?

Definition

IPv6 is the current version of the Internet Protocol, using 128-bit addresses to replace the exhausted 32-bit IPv4 space. A routed /64 subnet, which is the standard allocation, contains about 18 quintillion addresses — enough to give every container and service its own public address without network address translation.

Why IPv6 matters

A routed /64 subnet, which is the standard allocation, contains about 18 quintillion addresses — enough to give every container and service its own public address without network address translation.

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