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Address
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Description
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Explanation
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::/128
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Unspecified Address
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(like 0.0.0.0 in IPv4)
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::/0
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Default Route
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Default unicast route
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::1/128
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Loopback
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localhost (like 127.0.0.1 IPv4)
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fe80::/10
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Link-Local
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APIPA, (like 169.254.0.0/16 IPv4)
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fc00::/7
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Unique Local Address
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ULA, local communication, (like 10/8, 172.16/12, 192.168/16 IPv4)
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ff02::1:ff00:0/104
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Solicited-Node multicast addresses
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link-layer address resolution via Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP)
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::ffff:0:0/96
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IPv4 transition
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IPv4-mapped IPv6 address
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::ffff:0:0:0/96
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IPv4 transition
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IPv4-translated addresses which are used by the Stateless IP/ICMP Translation (SIIT) protocol
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2002::/16
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IPv4 transition
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6to4 addressing, also 192.88.99.0/24 IPv4
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2001::/32
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IPv4 transition
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Teredo tunneling
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2001:2::/48
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Benchmarking IPv6
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Benchmarking Methodology Working Group (BMWG) (like 198.18.0.0/15 IPv4)
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2001:10::/28
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Non Routed
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ORCHID (Overlay Routable Cryptographic Hash Identifiers)
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2001:db8::/32
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Example Addresses
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(like 192.0.2.0/24, 198.51.100.0/24, and 203.0.113.0/24 IPv4)
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