Unlike IPv4, there are numerous addressing possibilities, which means

IPv6 is a much more robust protocol. Although, IPv6 will mainly be

used on the global Internet backbone figure 39 demonstrates the versa 

tility of IPv6 addressing.

F I G U R E   3 9 .   I S P   # 2 's   M o re   S p e c i f i c   R o u t e   i n t o   t h e   I n t e r n e t

U N D E R S TA N D I N G   I P   A D D R E S S I N G

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