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How many bits are contained in each hextet of an IPv6 address?
A
8
B
16
C
24
D
4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -IPv6 addresses are are made up of eight hextets separated by colons. Each hextet has four hexadecimal digits, and each digit uses four bits. So, each hextet has 16 bits (4 * 4).

Detailed explanation-2: -The first 64 bits are the IPv6 prefix. The first 16 bits of the prefix are always 2002:, the next 32 bits are the IPv4 address, and the last 16 bits of the prefix are available for addressing multiple IPv6 subnets behind the same 6to4 router.

Detailed explanation-3: -The IPv6 address size is 128 bits. The preferred IPv6 address representation is: x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x, where each x is the hexadecimal values of the eight 16-bit pieces of the address. IPv6 addresses range from 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000 to ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff .

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