IPv6 Anycast Address Space
2025-10-09
IPv6 Anycast Address Space
IESG Approval
IPv6 anycast addresses are defined in "IP Version 6 Addressing
Architecture" . further defines a set of
reserved subnet anycast addresses. These are the highest 128
interface identifier values, within each subnet. The syntax
and rules for assigning new IPv6 reserved subnet anycast addresses
are defined in . These addresses are assigned in descending
order.
Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Anycast Addresses
127
0x7F
Reserved
126
0x7E
Mobile IPv6 Home-Agents anycast
Also see
125
0x7D
IPv6 over GeoNetworking geographic anycast
ETSI EN 302 636-6-1
To be used for all published versions of ETSI EN 302 636-6-1
1-124
0x01-0x7D
Reserved
IPv6 Anycast Subnet-Router Anycast Address
IESG Approval
0
0x00
Subnet-Router Anycast Address
Martin Arndt
mailto:Martin.Arndt&etsi.org
2014-05-16