Multicast IPv6 Address
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Multicast
| IPv6 Address Type: | Multicast |
| Prefix: | ff00::/8 |
| Local Routeable: | Yes and No |
| Global Routeable: | Yes and No |
| Global Unique: | Yes and No |
| Example: | FF0E::101 |
| IPv4 Equivalent: | 224.0.0.0/4 |
| Described in: | rfc4291 section 2.7 |
| # (Optional) |
Explanation
These addresses are used to identify multicast groups. They should only be used as destination addresses, never as source addresses.