To introduce the IPv6 addressing scheme and different notations used
to represent an address in this version.
❑ To explain the three types of addressing used in IPv6: unicast,
anycast, and multicast.
❑ To show the address space in this version and how it is divided into
several blocks.
❑ To discuss some reserved blocks in the address space and their
applications.
❑ To define the global unicast address block and how it is used for
unicast communication.
❑ To discuss how three levels of hierarchy in addressing are used in
IPv6 deploying the global unicast block.
❑ To discuss autoconfiguration and renumbering of IPv6 addresses.