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| Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) |
IPv6 Address Format
IPv6 and IPv4 use different address formats. The following table compares the features of the protocols.
| Feature | IPv6 | IPv4 |
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| Address Space | 128-bit | 32-bit |
| Representation | string | integer |
| Length (including Field Separators) | 39 | 15 |
| Field Separator | colon (:) | period (.) |
| Notation | hexadecimal | decimal |
| Example of IP Address | db8:0:0:1 | 10.23.2.3 |
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