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Glossary: Networking Basics

/48

Also written: 48-bit prefix

The usual IPv6 block an internet provider gives one site, such as Kettle & Crane's 2001:db8:4a2c::/48. The site picks the next 16 bits for each LAN, which leaves room for 65,536 /64 subnets.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

/64IPv6prefix lengthsubnet