Notation

• Eight 16-bit hexadecimal integers separated by colons

• • I.e., FE80:0000:0000:0000:0260:97FF:FE5F:1EDA

• But this is unwieldy, so leading 0’s may be omitted

• • I.e., FE80:0:0:0:260:97FF:FE5F:1EDA

• Further simplification - replace consecutive 0’s with a double colon

• • I.e., FE80::260:97FF:FE5F:1EDA
  • But only one double colon per address!