RFC - 1924
A Compact Representation of IPv6 Addresses
| Original: | ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1924.txt |
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| Authors: | R. Elz [University of Melbourne] |
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| Category: | Informational |
| Referred by: | 5 RFC |
| Refers to: | 2 RFC |
Status
This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Abstract
IPv6 addresses, being 128 bits long, need 32 characters to write in the general case, if standard hex representation, is used, plus more for any punctuation inserted (typically about another 7 characters, or 39 characters total). This document specifies a more compact representation of IPv6 addresses, which permits encoding in a mere 20 bytes.
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