ARIN ISP /32 16bit+ 16bit+ 16bit+ 16bit+ 16bit + 16bit + 16bit + 16bit = 128 bit addresses Subnetting Details
2607:F3F8::/32 2607 F3F8 0 0 0 (64 bit Interface ID) /32 = 65,536 /48s
        LAN Segment (EUI-64) /36 = 4,096 /48s or 268,435,456 /64s
        /64 Subnet Prefix /40 = 256 /48s or 16,777,216 /64s
        /48 Global Prefix /44 = 16 /48s or 1,048,576 /64s
        /32 ISP Prefix /48 = 65,536 /64s (minimum routable prefix)
/52 = 4,096 /64s
32 bits + 4bit + 4bit + 4bit + 4bit = 48 bits /56 = 256 /64s
0-F 0-F 0-F 0-F /48 Global Prefix /60 = 16 /64s
0 0 0 0 Reserved (2607:F3F8::/128) /48  
0 0 0 1 Reserved /48 /64 = 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 IPs (for all non-p2p subnets)
0 0 0-F 2-F CoSentry Internet /40 - (2x /48) /96 = 4,294,967,296 IPs (32bit address, equivalent to entire IPv4)
0 1 0-F 0-F CoSentry MPLS /40 /125 = 8 IPs (3 for CoSentry, 3 for Client)
0 2 0-F 0-F CoSentry Internal /40 /126 = 4 IPs (less preferred for p2p, similar to IPv4 /30)
0 3-F 0-F 0-F Other Services 13x /40 /127 = 2 IPs (ideal for p2p connections, RFC6164)
1-7 0-F 0-F 0-F Reserved 7x /36 /128 = 1 IPs (for loopbacks)
8 0-F 0-F 0-F Client /48s /36
9 0-F 0-F 0-F Client /48s /36 Hexit = 4 bits, single hexidecimal digit
A 0-F 0-F 0-F Client /48s /36 Chunk = 16 bits, four Hexits
B 0-F 0-F 0-F Client /48s /36 IPv6 address = 128 bits, eight Chunks
C 0-F 0-F 0-F Client /48s /36
D 0-F 0-F 0-F Client /48s /36 ::/0 - Default Route
E 0-F 0-F 0-F Client /48s /36 ::1/128 - Loopback or home address
F 0-F 0-F 0-F Client /48s /36 2001:DB8::/32 - Used for documentation examples
2002::/16 - 6to4
32 bits + 16 bits + 4bit + 4bit + 4bit + 4bit = 64 bits FC00::/7 - Unique local
0-F 0-F 0-F 0-F /64 Subnet Prefix FE80::/10 - Link-local unicast
        Decimal compatible 10000 0-9999 FF00::/8 - Multicast
        Non-decimal compatible 55536 2001:678::/29 - Provider-independent (PI)
Notes:
* EGP should only advertise our /32 and any of our own more specific /48s Clients advertise to us via BGP
* IGP should advertise /48s
Example                
2607:F3F8: ___ ___ ___ ___ ::/48     2607:F3F8:0002::/48 = Internet at BDC
      8 bits 256 Location IDs     2607:F3F8:2:345:/64 = Internet Client at BDC on VLAN 345
  8 bits     256 Service IDs     2607:F3F8:2:345:1/64 or /127 = Default Gateway for VLAN 345
                 
2607:F3F8:8000::/48 = routed /48 for Client on VLAN 345
2607:F3F8:D63A::/48 = allocated to BGP Client advertising it to us
2607:F3F8:5:37:2/127 = IP of Client BGP router, peered in MDC



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