IPv6
/45
2^83
IPv6 /45 prefix
/45 means the first 45 bits are the network and 83 are left for hosts. That is 2^83 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
- /45
- Host bits
- 83
- Addresses
- 2^83
- Usable hosts
- 2^83
- /64 networks inside
- 2^83
- 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 /45?
2^83, of which 2^83 can actually be handed out.
Q. How is a /45 written?
IPv6 uses no mask — you simply write /45.
Q. How many /64 networks fit in a /45?
2^83.
Q. How many host bits are there?
83. Each extra network bit halves the addresses.