Conventions for Representing IPv6 Addresses
Lesson 1: IPv6 Address Format
IPv6 conventions use 32 hexadecimal numbers, organized into 8 quartets of 4 hex digits separated by a colon, to represent a 128-bit IPv6 address, for example:
2340:1111:AAAA:0001:1234:5678:9ABC:1111
Each hex digit represents 4 bits, so if you want to examine the address in binary, the conversion is relatively easy if you memorize the values shown in Table 3-2.
Table 3-2 Hexadecimal/Binary Conversion Chart
Writing or typing 32 hexadecimal digits, although more convenient ...
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