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Which statement about IPv6 is correct?
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The statement that accurately defines an Autonomous System (AS) is that an AS is a set of routers under a single administration, using an interior gateway protocol and common metrics to route packets within the AS. An AS is a logical grouping of networks that share a common routing policy and operate under a single administrative authority. An AS can be a single network or a collection of networks that are interconnected by routers. An AS uses an interior gateway protocol (IGP), such as OSPF or IS-IS, to exchange routing information within the AS. An IGP uses common metrics, such as hop count or bandwidth, to determine the best path to each destination within the AS. An AS also has a unique number assigned by IANA, called an AS number (ASN), which identifies the AS in interdomain routing .
31 comments · newest first
CO
Colton
10 months ago
D sounds fishy to me. Random assignment? Really?
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Renay
11 months ago
Totally agree with B, multicast is way more efficient!
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Lemuel
11 months ago
Wait, I thought there were way more than four billion addresses?
JA
Jaime
11 months ago
Actually, A is wrong. You can have multiple IPv6 addresses on one interface.
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Erinn
11 months ago
B is correct, multicast is the way now!
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Dominga
12 months ago
I thought IPv6 addresses were hierarchical, so D doesn't seem right to me either.
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Pearly
12 months ago
Four billion addresses sounds way too low for IPv6; I feel like it has to be more than that.
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Gary
12 months ago
I think I saw something about multicast replacing broadcast in IPv6, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the whole story.
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Shala
1 year ago
I remember studying that an interface can actually have multiple IPv6 addresses, so A seems wrong.
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Loren
1 year ago
Ah, this is a tricky one. I'm not 100% sure, but I think the key is to remember the differences between IPv4 and IPv6. I'll take my best guess and go with option B.
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Helga
1 year ago
Okay, let me see... I know IPv6 addresses are hierarchical, so option D is definitely wrong. I think I'll go with option B, since that sounds familiar.
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Mira
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this. I remember IPv6 has a huge address space, but I can't recall the exact number of addresses. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Lashaunda
1 year ago
I'm pretty confident about this one - I know IPv6 uses multicast instead of broadcast, so I'll go with option B.
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Na
1 year ago
I heard IPv6 was so advanced, it could even send data to your fridge. Now that's what I call the internet of things!
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Elke
1 year ago
I'll go with option A. An interface can have multiple IPv6 addresses, not just one.
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Paris
1 year ago
Option D sounds like a joke. IPv6 addresses are definitely hierarchical, not assigned at random.
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Paulina
1 year ago
C) There are four billion available addresses.
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Viola
1 year ago
B) Broadcast has been replaced with multicast.
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Madonna
1 year ago
A) An interface can only be configured with one IPv6 address.
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Kimbery
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure option C is wrong. There are way more than four billion available IPv6 addresses.
HI
Hillary
1 year ago
User 3: I believe option A is correct. An interface can only be configured with one IPv6 address.
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Lashandra
1 year ago
User 2: I agree with you. That's one of the changes in IPv6.
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Queen
1 year ago
User 1: I think option B is correct. Broadcast has been replaced with multicast.
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Raylene
1 year ago
I think option B is correct. Broadcast has been replaced with multicast in IPv6, which is a more efficient way of sending data to multiple devices.
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Lorrine
1 year ago
I believe option D is correct. IPv6 addresses are not assigned at random.
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Bernardine
1 year ago
Actually, option C is correct. There are more than four billion available IPv6 addresses.
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Ettie
1 year ago
I think option A is correct. An interface can have multiple IPv6 addresses.
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Lea
1 year ago
I agree, option B is correct. Multicast is more efficient than broadcast.
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Rikki
2 years ago
I see your point, but I still think A is correct because it's a basic rule of IPv6 addressing.
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Huey
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe the correct statement is B) Broadcast has been replaced with multicast.
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Rikki
2 years ago
I think the correct statement about IPv6 is A) An interface can only be configured with one IPv6 address.