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HP-UX IPv6 Transport Administrator's Guide for TOUR 2.0: HP-UX 11i v1 > Chapter 6  IPv6 Addressing and Concepts

Where to Get IPv6 Addresses

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To obtain an IPv6 address, contact a local ISP or the Regional Internet Registries from the following list:

ARIN - American IPv6 registration services
APNIC- Asia Pacific Network Information Center
RIPE - European Regional Internet Registry

The amount of addresses allocated varies according to your network requirements. Small Internet Service Providers (ISPs) or end nodes acquire IPv6 addresses from their upstream provider. Large ISPs, for example can receive from ARIN a minimum prefix of /48 with a second-level allocation of 16 bits for subnets. The remaining 64 bits are for a network interface

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