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An IPv6 Link-Local address is defined as having the following format : TODO
10 bits | 54 bits | 64 bits |
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1111111010 | 0 | Interface ID |
In text representation, it corresponds to the following format :
FE80:0000:0000:0000:aaaa.bbbb.cccc.dddd or
FE80::aaaa.bbbb.cccc.dddd
where aaaa.bbbb.cccc.dddd is the interface ID.
Refer to RFC #4291, Section 2.5.6 for more details.