Address block The address space of IPv6 is divided into 8 blocks (/3) 3 bits is not friendly to hexadecimal Let's consider /4 (i.e. 16 blocks) The first hexadecimal figure: 0, 1 Special (e.g loopback) 2, 3 Aggregatable global 4, 5 Not assigned 6, 7 Not assigned 8, 9 Not assigned a, b Not assigned c, d Not assigned e, f Link-local, site-local, multicast