Address Types, Site-Local

• Scoped address

• Scope = site (a network of links)

  • Only to be used between nodes of the same site
  • Cannot be routed outside the site
  • Very similar to IPv4 private addresses

• Not configured by default

• Format:

  • FEC0:0:0:<subnet id>:<interface id>
  • Subnet id = 16 bits = 65K subnets