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352-001 · Question #574

Your client is considering acquiring a new IPv6 address block so that all Ethernet interfaces on the network receive addresses based on their burned-in hardware addresses, with support for 600…

The correct answer is D. Acquire a new/54 IPv6 network and subnet it into /64 networks , one per VLAN. Supporting 600 VLANs with EUI-64 addressing requires 600 /64 subnets, which demands a /54 prefix block that provides 1024 subnets.

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Question

Your client is considering acquiring a new IPv6 address block so that all Ethernet interfaces on the network receive addresses based on their burned-in hardware addresses, with support for 600 VLANs. Which action do you recommend?

Options

  • AAcquire a new /60 IPv6 network and subnet it into /70 networks, one per VLAN
  • BAcquire a new /58 IPv6 network and subnet it into /64 networks, one per VLAN
  • CAcquire a new /60 Ipv6 network and subnet it into /68 networks, one per VLAN
  • DAcquire a new/54 IPv6 network and subnet it into /64 networks , one per VLAN

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    6% (1)
  • B
    33% (6)
  • C
    17% (3)
  • D
    44% (8)

Why each option

Supporting 600 VLANs with EUI-64 addressing requires 600 /64 subnets, which demands a /54 prefix block that provides 1024 subnets.

AAcquire a new /60 IPv6 network and subnet it into /70 networks, one per VLAN

A /70 subnet violates the EUI-64 requirement because it leaves only 58 bits for the interface identifier instead of the mandatory 64 bits, breaking SLAAC-based hardware address assignment.

BAcquire a new /58 IPv6 network and subnet it into /64 networks, one per VLAN

A /58 prefix subneted into /64 networks yields only 2^(64-58) = 64 subnets, far fewer than the 600 VLANs required by the client.

CAcquire a new /60 Ipv6 network and subnet it into /68 networks, one per VLAN

A /68 subnet prefix length also violates EUI-64 by providing only 60 bits for the interface identifier, and a /60 block would produce only 16 /64 subnets - both issues make this choice invalid.

DAcquire a new/54 IPv6 network and subnet it into /64 networks , one per VLANCorrect

EUI-64 addressing requires the interface identifier to be exactly 64 bits, so each VLAN must be a /64 subnet; a /54 prefix provides 2^(64-54) = 1024 subnets, which is sufficient for 600 VLANs while correctly preserving the full 64-bit host portion needed for stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC) with burned-in hardware addresses.

Concept tested: IPv6 EUI-64 subnetting for large VLAN deployments

Source: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4291

Topics

#IPv6 addressing#EUI-64#VLAN subnetting#address planning

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