NET140 chp3 set3

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Link

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Any LAN (local area network) bounded by routers.

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Neighbors

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Another node on the same link.

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Interface ID

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The last 64 bits, or four blocks, of an IPv6 address that uniquely identify the interface on the local link.

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Dual stacked

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A type of network that supports both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.

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Tunneling

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The process of encapsulating one type of protocol in another. For example, tunneling is the way higher-layer data is transported over VPNs by layer 2 protocols.

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NAT64 (network address translation 64)

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A translation process that supports compatibility between devices where one is using IPv4 and the other is using IPv6.

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Unicast address

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A type of IPv6 address that represents a single node on a network.

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Global address

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An IPv6 address that can be routed on the Internet. These addresses are similar to public IPv4 addresses. Most global addresses begin with the prefix 2000::/3, although other prefixes are being released.

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Subnet ID

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The 16 bits, or one block, in an IPv6 address that can be used to identify a subnet on a large corporate network.

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Link local address

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An IP address that is automatically assigned by an operating system to allow a node to communicate over its local subnet if a routable IP address is not available.