Question

Show the shortest form of the following address in IPV6. 0000:1342:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0003

Answer 1

The shortest form of the given IPv6 address is:

0:1342::3

Explanation:

Internet Protocol:

An IP address is an identifier or label used to identify a machine on the internet or a particular network. Each of the devices on the internet must have an IP address for identification.

IPv4:

IPv4 is the first version of Internet Protocol that uses a 32-bit address and this protocol is most widely used.

IPv6:

IPv6 is the latest version of Internet Protocol that uses a 128-bit address and this protocol aim is to resolve the issue associated with IPv4.

The given IPv6 address is:

0000:1342:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0003

To reduce into the shortest form:

• The leading zero can be left out.
• If a single 0 is available then it can be removed.
• If multiple zeros are available then these can be replaced by '::'
• If multiple zeros are available at a discontinuous place then only one group of zeros can be replaced by '::'

First of all, remove the leading zero as given below:

0:1342:0:0:0:0:0:3

Now, replace the multiple continuous zero with '::'

0:1342::3