Chapter 6 Broadband
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IPv6 Subnet Masking
Both an IPv6 address and IPv6 subnet mask compose of 128-bit binary digits, which are divided into
eight 16-bit blocks and written in hexadecimal notation. Hexadecimal uses four bits for each character
(1 ~ 10, A ~ F). Each block’s 16 bits are then represented by four hexadecimal characters. For example,
FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FC00:0000:0000:0000.
IPv6 Rapid Deployment
Use IPv6 Rapid Deployment (6rd) when the local network uses IPv6 and the ISP has an IPv4 network.
When the Zyxel Device has an IPv4 WAN address and you set
IPv6/IPv4 Mode
to
IPv4 Only
, you can
enable 6rd to encapsulate IPv6 packets in IPv4 packets to cross the ISP’s IPv4 network.
The Zyxel Device generates a global IPv6 prefix from its IPv4 WAN address and tunnels IPv6 traffic to the
ISP’s Border Relay router (BR in the figure) to connect to the native IPv6 Internet. The local network can
also use IPv4 services. The Zyxel Device uses it’s configured IPv4 WAN IP to route IPv4 traffic to the IPv4
Internet.
Figure 46
IPv6 Rapid Deployment
Dual Stack Lite
Use Dual Stack Lite when local network computers use IPv4 and the ISP has an IPv6 network. When the
Zyxel Device has an IPv6 WAN address and you set
IPv6/IPv4 Mode
to
IPv6 Only
, you can enable Dual
Stack Lite to use IPv4 computers and services.
The Zyxel Device tunnels IPv4 packets inside IPv6 encapsulation packets to the ISP’s Address Family
Transition Router (AFTR in the graphic) to connect to the IPv4 Internet. The local network can also use
IPv6 services. The Zyxel Device uses it’s configured IPv6 WAN IP to route IPv6 traffic to the IPv6 Internet.