Subnets·IPv6 /109
IPv6
/109
524,288

IPv6 /109 prefix

/109 means the first 109 bits are the network and 19 are left for hosts. That is 524,288 addresses.

Addresses are 128 bits, so nobody writes a mask — only the prefix length. A home gets a /56, a single network a /64.

Prefix
/109
Host bits
19
Addresses
524,288
Usable hosts
524,288
/64 networks inside
None
Nibble boundary
No

Prefixes either side

How to read this

  • /24 means the first 24 bits are the network; the remaining 8 hold the addresses inside it.
  • Each extra bit splits the network in two and halves the addresses.
  • Usable addresses are normally the total minus two — the network and broadcast addresses.
  • IPv6 has no broadcast, so nothing is subtracted. One network is conventionally a /64.

Frequently asked questions

Q. How many addresses are in a /109?

524,288, of which 524,288 can actually be handed out.

Q. How is a /109 written?

IPv6 uses no mask — you simply write /109.

Q. How many /64 networks fit in a /109?

None — it is narrower than a /64.

Q. How many host bits are there?

19. Each extra network bit halves the addresses.