IPv6
/60
2^68
IPv6 /60 prefix
/60 means the first 60 bits are the network and 68 are left for hosts. That is 2^68 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
- /60
- Host bits
- 68
- Addresses
- 2^68
- Usable hosts
- 2^68
- /64 networks inside
- 2^68
- Nibble boundary
- Yes
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 /60?
2^68, of which 2^68 can actually be handed out.
Q. How is a /60 written?
IPv6 uses no mask — you simply write /60.
Q. How many /64 networks fit in a /60?
2^68.
Q. How many host bits are there?
68. Each extra network bit halves the addresses.