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IPv6 Addresses
IPv4 = 32 bits (131.169.040.032)
IPv6 = 128 bits
- This it NOT 4 times the number of addresses
- This is 4 times the number of bits
- ~ 3,4 * 1038 possible addressable nodes
- ~ 1030 addresses per person on the planet
- Well, as with any numbering scheme, we will be using only a portion of the full address space