COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK LAYER

NEXT GENERATION IP

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The 24-bit manufacturer’s ID and 40-bit unique ID
A
EUI-64 identifier
B
unicast address
C
IPv6 loopback address
D
multicast address
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -EUI-48 and EUI-64 identifiers are most commonly used as globally unique network addresses (sometimes called MAC addresses), as specified in various standards. For example, an EUI-48 is commonly used as the address of a hardware interface according to IEEE Std 802, historically using the name “MAC-48”.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: The modified EUI-64 format interface identifier is derived from the 48-bit link-layer (MAC) address by inserting the hexadecimal number FFFE between the upper three bytes (OUI field) and the lower three bytes (serial number) of the link layer address.

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