COMPUTER NETWORKING

Detailed explanation-1: -The IPv6 multicast address range is ff00::/8. These are the fields for an IPv6 multicast address: FP (Format Prefix)-All multicast IPv6 addresses begin with ff (8 bits ) Flags-Transient flag indicates if the address is permanently assigned by the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), or is temporary (4 bits)

Detailed explanation-2: -Multicast is a method used to send network traffic from one source to a group of receivers. IPv6 uses the range of addresses specified via the notation ff00::/8 for multicast. Multicast makes one-to-many communication much more efficient because only the interested receivers are sent the traffic.

Detailed explanation-3: -All multicast addresses begin with “1110” as shown. The “well-known” group has zeroes for the first 20 bits of the multicast group address, with 8 bits available to define 255 special multicast addresses.

Detailed explanation-4: -::ffff:0:0/96-This prefix is used for IPv6 transition mechanisms and designated as an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address. With a few exceptions, this address type allows the transparent use of the transport layer protocols over IPv4 through the IPv6 networking application programming interface.