IPv6 – Why There Are No Different Classes of Network

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In IPv4 we have class A, class B, and class C. In IPv6 we have only global prefix and Interface ID. I know there are plenty of addresses in IPv6 but it gives room for too many host addresses.And when it comes to P2P links only two addresses are used but /64 gives around 18 quintillion possible addresses that's a terrible waste of ip addresses. Is it good or bad practice to subnet the address beyond global prefix ?

Best Answer

IPv4 classes A, B and C have been deprecated since the publication of RFC 1519 in 1993.

I agree with you that 64 bits for host addresses is more than anybody will ever need, but that is how it is designed and never having to worry about subnet sizes is wonderful! :)

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