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An IPv6 Link-Local address is defined as having the following format : TODO 

10 bits54 bits64 bits
11111110100Interface 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.