APNIC eLearning:
IPv6 Addressing and
Subnetting
Contact: training@apnic.net
eIP602_v1.0
Overview
•  IPv6 Address Text Representation
•  IPv6 Addressing Structure
•  IPv6 Address Management Hierarchy
•  Local Addresses
•  Global Addresses
•  Interface ID
•  IPv6 Autoconfiguration
•  Subnetting
IPv6 Addressing
•  An IPv6 address is 128 bits long
•  So the number of addresses are 2^128 =
340282366920938463463374607431768211455
•  In hex, 4 bits (also called a ‘nibble’) is represented by a hex
digit
•  So 128 bits is reduced down to 32 hex digits
2001:0DB8:D35D:B33F::/64
2001:DC0:A910::
1010 1001 0001 0000
nibbles
IPv6 Addressing
•  Hexadecimal values of eight 16 bit fields
–  X:X:X:X:X:X:X:X (X=16 bit number, ex: A2FE)
–  16 bit number is converted to a 4 digit hexadecimal number
•  Example:
–  FE38:DCE3:124C:C1A2:BA03:6735:EF1C:683D
–  Abbreviated form of address
4EED:0023:0000:0000:0000:036E:1250:2B00
→4EED:23:0:0:0:36E:1250:2B00
→4EED:23::36E:1250:2B00
(Null value can be used only once)
Groups of zeroes
Leading zeroes
Double colons
IPv6 Addressing
2001:0DB8:DEAD:BEEF:1AB6:503F:A804:71D9
0010 0000 0000 0001 0000 1101 1011 1000
1101 1110 1010 1101 1011 1110 1110 1111
0001 1010 1011 0110 1001 0000 0011 1111
1010 1000 0000 0100 0111 0001 1101 1001
IPv6 addressing structure
1 128
ISP
/32
32
128 bits
Customer
Site /48
16
End Site Subnet /64
16 64
Device 128 Bit Address
Interface ID
65
Network Prefix
64
IPv6 Address Management Hierarchy
IPv6 addressing model RFC
4291
•  Unicast
–  Packet is sent to a single interface
•  Anycast
–  Packet is sent to the nearest of
group interfaces (in terms of routing distance)
•  Multicast
–  Packet is sent to multiple interfaces
Addresses Without a Network Prefix
•  Loopback ::1/128
•  Unspecified Address ::/128
•  IPv4-mapped IPv6 address ::ffff/96 [a.b.c.d]
•  IPv4-compatible IPv6 address ::/96 [a.b.c.d]
IPv6 Address Range
•  Unspecified Address ::/128
•  Loopback ::1/128
•  Global Unicast (0010) 2000::/3
•  Link Local (1111 1110 10) FE80::/10
•  Multicast Address (1111 1111) FF00::/8
•  Unique Local Address FC00::/7
Local Addresses With Network Prefix
•  Link Local Address
–  A special address used to communicate within the local link of an
interface
–  i.e. anyone on the link as host or router
–  This address in packet destination that packet would never pass
through a router
–  fe80::/10
Local Addresses With Network Prefix
•  Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Address
–  Addresses similar to the RFC 1918 / private address like in IPv4 but
will ensure uniqueness
–  A part of the prefix (40 bits) are generated using a pseudo-random
algorithm and it's improbable that two generated ones are equal
–  fc00::/7
–  Example webtools to generate ULA prefix
•  http://www.sixxs.net/tools/grh/ula/
•  http://www.goebel-consult.de/ipv6/createLULA
Global Addresses With Network Prefix
•  IPV6 Global Unicast Address
–  Global Unicast Range: 0010 2000::/3
0011 3FFF:FFFF:…. :/3
–  All five RIRs are given a /12 from the /3 to further distribute within the
RIR region
–  APNIC 2400:0000::/12
–  ARIN 2600:0000::/12
–  AfriNIC 2C00:0000::/12
–  LACNIC 2800:0000::/12
–  Ripe NCC 2A00:0000::/12
•  6to4 Addresses
–  2002::/16
–  Designed for a special tunneling mechanism [RFC 3056] to connect IPv6
Domains via IPv4 Clouds
–  Need 6to4 relay routers in ISP network
Examples and Documentation Prefix
•  Two address ranges are reserved for examples and
documentation purpose by RFC 3849
–  For examples, use 3fff:ffff::/32
–  For documentation, use 2001:0DB8::/32
Interface ID
•  The lowest-order 64-bit field addresses
•  May be assigned in several different ways:
–  auto-configured from a 48-bit MAC address expanded into a 64-bit
EUI-64
–  assigned via DHCP
–  manually configured
–  auto-generated pseudo-random number
–  possibly other methods in the future
EUI-64
0 0 2 6 B 0 E 5 8 3 3 C
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0 0 2 6 B 0 E 5 8 3 3 C
F F F E
0 2 2 6 B 0 E 5 8 3 3 CF F
Mac Address
EUI-64 Address
Interface Identifier
U/L bit
F E
Zone IDs for Local-use Addresses
•  In Windows XP for example:
–  Host A: fe80::2abc:d0ff:fee9:4121%4
–  Host B: fe80::3123:e0ff:fe12:3001%3
•  Ping from Host A to Host B
–  ping fe80::3123:e0ff:fe12:3001%4 (not %3)
•  Identifies the interface zone ID on the host which is
connected to that segment.
IPv6 Autoconfiguration
RFC
2462
•  Stateless mechanism
–  For a site not concerned with the exact addresses
–  No manual configuration required
–  Minimal configuration of routers
–  No additional servers
•  Stateful mechanism
–  For a site that requires tighter control over exact address
assignments
–  Needs a DHCP server
–  DHCPv6
IPv6 Autoconfiguration
Tentative address (link-local address)
Well-known link local prefix +Interface ID (EUI-64)
Ex: FE80::310:BAFF:FE64:1D
Is this
address
unique?
1.  A new host is turned on.
2.  Tentative address will be assigned to the new host.
3.  Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) is performed. First the host transmit
a Neighbor Solicitation (NS) message to the solicited node multicast address
(FF02::1:FF64:1D) corresponding to its to be used address
5.  If no Neighbor Advertisement (NA) message comes back then the address is
unique.
6.  FE80::310:BAFF:FE64:1D will be assigned to the new host.
Assign
FE80::310:BAFF:FE64:1D
2001:1234:1:1/64 network
IPv6 Autoconfiguration
FE80::310:BAFF:FE64:1D
Send me
Router
Advertisement
1.  The new host will send Router Solicitation (RS) request to the all-routers multicast
group (FF02::2).
2.  The router will reply Routing Advertisement (RA).
3.  The new host will learn the network prefix. E.g, 2001:1234:1:1::/64
4.  The new host will assigned a new address Network prefix+Interface ID
E.g, 2001:1234:1:1:310:BAFF:FE64:1D
Router
Advertisement
Assign
2001:1234:1:1:310:BAFF:FE64:1D
2001:1234:1:1/64 network
Subnetting (Example)
•  Provider A has been allocated an IPv6 block
2001:DB8::/32
•  Provider A will delegate /48 blocks to its customers
•  Find the blocks provided to the first 4 customers
Subnetting (Example)
2001:0DB8::/32
2001:0DB8:0000:/48
Original block:
Rewrite as a /48 block:
This is your
network prefix!
How many /48 blocks are there in a /32?
/32
/48
=
2128−32
2128−48
=
296
280
= 216
Find only the first 4 /48 blocks…
Subnetting (Example)
2001:0DB8:0000::/48
In bits
0000 0000 0000 00002001:0DB8: ::/48
0000 0000 0000 00012001:0DB8: ::/48
0000 0000 0000 00102001:0DB8: ::/48
0000 0000 0000 00112001:0DB8: ::/48
Start by manipulating the LSB of your
network prefix – write in BITS
2001:0DB8:0000::/48
2001:0DB8:0001::/48
2001:0DB8:0002::/48
2001:0DB8:0003::/48
Then write back into hex digits
Appendix:
IPv6 Addressing Exercise
Exercise 1.1: IPv6 subnetting
1.  Identify the first four /36 address blocks out of
2406:6400::/32
1.  _____________________
2.  _____________________
3.  _____________________
4.  _____________________
Exercise 1.2: IPv6 subnetting
1.  Identify the first four /35 address blocks out of
2406:6400::/32
1.  _____________________
2.  _____________________
3.  _____________________
4.  _____________________
Questions
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About IPv6

  • 1. APNIC eLearning: IPv6 Addressing and Subnetting Contact: training@apnic.net eIP602_v1.0
  • 2. Overview •  IPv6 Address Text Representation •  IPv6 Addressing Structure •  IPv6 Address Management Hierarchy •  Local Addresses •  Global Addresses •  Interface ID •  IPv6 Autoconfiguration •  Subnetting
  • 3. IPv6 Addressing •  An IPv6 address is 128 bits long •  So the number of addresses are 2^128 = 340282366920938463463374607431768211455 •  In hex, 4 bits (also called a ‘nibble’) is represented by a hex digit •  So 128 bits is reduced down to 32 hex digits 2001:0DB8:D35D:B33F::/64 2001:DC0:A910:: 1010 1001 0001 0000 nibbles
  • 4. IPv6 Addressing •  Hexadecimal values of eight 16 bit fields –  X:X:X:X:X:X:X:X (X=16 bit number, ex: A2FE) –  16 bit number is converted to a 4 digit hexadecimal number •  Example: –  FE38:DCE3:124C:C1A2:BA03:6735:EF1C:683D –  Abbreviated form of address 4EED:0023:0000:0000:0000:036E:1250:2B00 →4EED:23:0:0:0:36E:1250:2B00 →4EED:23::36E:1250:2B00 (Null value can be used only once) Groups of zeroes Leading zeroes Double colons
  • 5. IPv6 Addressing 2001:0DB8:DEAD:BEEF:1AB6:503F:A804:71D9 0010 0000 0000 0001 0000 1101 1011 1000 1101 1110 1010 1101 1011 1110 1110 1111 0001 1010 1011 0110 1001 0000 0011 1111 1010 1000 0000 0100 0111 0001 1101 1001
  • 6. IPv6 addressing structure 1 128 ISP /32 32 128 bits Customer Site /48 16 End Site Subnet /64 16 64 Device 128 Bit Address Interface ID 65 Network Prefix 64
  • 8. IPv6 addressing model RFC 4291 •  Unicast –  Packet is sent to a single interface •  Anycast –  Packet is sent to the nearest of group interfaces (in terms of routing distance) •  Multicast –  Packet is sent to multiple interfaces
  • 9. Addresses Without a Network Prefix •  Loopback ::1/128 •  Unspecified Address ::/128 •  IPv4-mapped IPv6 address ::ffff/96 [a.b.c.d] •  IPv4-compatible IPv6 address ::/96 [a.b.c.d]
  • 10. IPv6 Address Range •  Unspecified Address ::/128 •  Loopback ::1/128 •  Global Unicast (0010) 2000::/3 •  Link Local (1111 1110 10) FE80::/10 •  Multicast Address (1111 1111) FF00::/8 •  Unique Local Address FC00::/7
  • 11. Local Addresses With Network Prefix •  Link Local Address –  A special address used to communicate within the local link of an interface –  i.e. anyone on the link as host or router –  This address in packet destination that packet would never pass through a router –  fe80::/10
  • 12. Local Addresses With Network Prefix •  Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Address –  Addresses similar to the RFC 1918 / private address like in IPv4 but will ensure uniqueness –  A part of the prefix (40 bits) are generated using a pseudo-random algorithm and it's improbable that two generated ones are equal –  fc00::/7 –  Example webtools to generate ULA prefix •  http://www.sixxs.net/tools/grh/ula/ •  http://www.goebel-consult.de/ipv6/createLULA
  • 13. Global Addresses With Network Prefix •  IPV6 Global Unicast Address –  Global Unicast Range: 0010 2000::/3 0011 3FFF:FFFF:…. :/3 –  All five RIRs are given a /12 from the /3 to further distribute within the RIR region –  APNIC 2400:0000::/12 –  ARIN 2600:0000::/12 –  AfriNIC 2C00:0000::/12 –  LACNIC 2800:0000::/12 –  Ripe NCC 2A00:0000::/12 •  6to4 Addresses –  2002::/16 –  Designed for a special tunneling mechanism [RFC 3056] to connect IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds –  Need 6to4 relay routers in ISP network
  • 14. Examples and Documentation Prefix •  Two address ranges are reserved for examples and documentation purpose by RFC 3849 –  For examples, use 3fff:ffff::/32 –  For documentation, use 2001:0DB8::/32
  • 15. Interface ID •  The lowest-order 64-bit field addresses •  May be assigned in several different ways: –  auto-configured from a 48-bit MAC address expanded into a 64-bit EUI-64 –  assigned via DHCP –  manually configured –  auto-generated pseudo-random number –  possibly other methods in the future
  • 16. EUI-64 0 0 2 6 B 0 E 5 8 3 3 C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 B 0 E 5 8 3 3 C F F F E 0 2 2 6 B 0 E 5 8 3 3 CF F Mac Address EUI-64 Address Interface Identifier U/L bit F E
  • 17. Zone IDs for Local-use Addresses •  In Windows XP for example: –  Host A: fe80::2abc:d0ff:fee9:4121%4 –  Host B: fe80::3123:e0ff:fe12:3001%3 •  Ping from Host A to Host B –  ping fe80::3123:e0ff:fe12:3001%4 (not %3) •  Identifies the interface zone ID on the host which is connected to that segment.
  • 18. IPv6 Autoconfiguration RFC 2462 •  Stateless mechanism –  For a site not concerned with the exact addresses –  No manual configuration required –  Minimal configuration of routers –  No additional servers •  Stateful mechanism –  For a site that requires tighter control over exact address assignments –  Needs a DHCP server –  DHCPv6
  • 19. IPv6 Autoconfiguration Tentative address (link-local address) Well-known link local prefix +Interface ID (EUI-64) Ex: FE80::310:BAFF:FE64:1D Is this address unique? 1.  A new host is turned on. 2.  Tentative address will be assigned to the new host. 3.  Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) is performed. First the host transmit a Neighbor Solicitation (NS) message to the solicited node multicast address (FF02::1:FF64:1D) corresponding to its to be used address 5.  If no Neighbor Advertisement (NA) message comes back then the address is unique. 6.  FE80::310:BAFF:FE64:1D will be assigned to the new host. Assign FE80::310:BAFF:FE64:1D 2001:1234:1:1/64 network
  • 20. IPv6 Autoconfiguration FE80::310:BAFF:FE64:1D Send me Router Advertisement 1.  The new host will send Router Solicitation (RS) request to the all-routers multicast group (FF02::2). 2.  The router will reply Routing Advertisement (RA). 3.  The new host will learn the network prefix. E.g, 2001:1234:1:1::/64 4.  The new host will assigned a new address Network prefix+Interface ID E.g, 2001:1234:1:1:310:BAFF:FE64:1D Router Advertisement Assign 2001:1234:1:1:310:BAFF:FE64:1D 2001:1234:1:1/64 network
  • 21. Subnetting (Example) •  Provider A has been allocated an IPv6 block 2001:DB8::/32 •  Provider A will delegate /48 blocks to its customers •  Find the blocks provided to the first 4 customers
  • 22. Subnetting (Example) 2001:0DB8::/32 2001:0DB8:0000:/48 Original block: Rewrite as a /48 block: This is your network prefix! How many /48 blocks are there in a /32? /32 /48 = 2128−32 2128−48 = 296 280 = 216 Find only the first 4 /48 blocks…
  • 23. Subnetting (Example) 2001:0DB8:0000::/48 In bits 0000 0000 0000 00002001:0DB8: ::/48 0000 0000 0000 00012001:0DB8: ::/48 0000 0000 0000 00102001:0DB8: ::/48 0000 0000 0000 00112001:0DB8: ::/48 Start by manipulating the LSB of your network prefix – write in BITS 2001:0DB8:0000::/48 2001:0DB8:0001::/48 2001:0DB8:0002::/48 2001:0DB8:0003::/48 Then write back into hex digits
  • 25. Exercise 1.1: IPv6 subnetting 1.  Identify the first four /36 address blocks out of 2406:6400::/32 1.  _____________________ 2.  _____________________ 3.  _____________________ 4.  _____________________
  • 26. Exercise 1.2: IPv6 subnetting 1.  Identify the first four /35 address blocks out of 2406:6400::/32 1.  _____________________ 2.  _____________________ 3.  _____________________ 4.  _____________________
  • 27. Questions •  Please remember to fill out the feedback form –  <survey-link> •  Slide handouts will be available after you fill out the survey
  • 30. Thank You! End of Session