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A network engineer must configure the router R1 GigabitEthernet1/1 interface to connect to the router R2 GigabitEthernet1/1 interface. For the configuration to be applied the engineer must compress th

The correct answer is B. ipv6 address 2001:db8::500:a:400F:583B. IPv6 address compression involves removing leading zeros and substituting consecutive blocks of zeros with a double colon ::, used only once per address.

Submitted by ngozi_ng· Mar 5, 2026

Question

A network engineer must configure the router R1 GigabitEthernet1/1 interface to connect to the router R2 GigabitEthernet1/1 interface. For the configuration to be applied the engineer must compress the address 2001:0db8:0000:0000:0500:000a:400F:583B. Which command must be issued on the interface?

Options

  • Aipv6 address 2001:0db8::5:a:4F:583B
  • Bipv6 address 2001:db8::500:a:400F:583B
  • Cipv6 address 2001 db8:0::500:a:4F:583B
  • Dipv6 address 2001::db8:0000::500:a:400F:583B

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    18% (8)
  • B
    70% (31)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    7% (3)

Why each option

IPv6 address compression involves removing leading zeros and substituting consecutive blocks of zeros with a double colon `::`, used only once per address.

Aipv6 address 2001:0db8::5:a:4F:583B

This option incorrectly compresses `0500` to `5` and `400F` to `4F`, which removes non-leading zeros and changes the value.

Bipv6 address 2001:db8::500:a:400F:583BCorrect

The original address 2001:0db8:0000:0000:0500:000a:400F:583B correctly compresses to 2001:db8::500:a:400F:583B. This is achieved by removing the leading zero from `0db8` to `db8`, removing the leading zero from `000a` to `a`, and replacing the two consecutive `0000` blocks with a single `::`.

Cipv6 address 2001 db8:0::500:a:4F:583B

This option contains a space instead of a colon after `2001` and incorrectly compresses `400F` to `4F`.

Dipv6 address 2001::db8:0000::500:a:400F:583B

This option attempts to use `::` twice, which is invalid in IPv6 address compression, and also contains an unnecessary `0000` block.

Concept tested: IPv6 Address Compression Rules

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipv6/configuration/xe-3s/ipv6-xe-3s-book/ip6-addr-cncpt.html

Topics

#IPv6 Addressing#IPv6 Compression#Router Interface Configuration

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