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Your ISP has given you the IPv6 address 3002:FE12:A231::/48. How many /64 subnets are available with this address?
A
65, 536
B
65, 537
C
65, 538
D
65, 539
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An IPv6 address is 128 bits in length and consists of eight, 16-bit fields, with each field bounded by a colon. Each field must contain a hexadecimal number, in contrast to the dotted-decimal notation of IPv4 addresses.

Detailed explanation-2: -Remember, with IPv6 the standard prefix size for a typical network segment is a /64. This works out to 264 or 18, 446, 744, 073, 709, 551, 616 addresses that can be assigned to hosts.

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