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IPv6 Address Shortcut Nomenclature

2001:0DB8:AC10:FE01:0000:0000:0000:0020

Network Prefix

Subnet ID

Interface ID

Remember we are in hex so each character represents 4 bits (a nibble)

/16

/32

/48

/64

/80

/96

/128

/80

/112

IPv6 is NOT Case Sensitive

https://www.networkworld.com/article/2223248/the-logic-of-bad-ipv6-address-management.html

The standard block being handed out for new networks is a /64