IPv6 Support

Link-local address – an IPv6 address that is usable only over a single link.

Site-local address – an IPv6 address that can be used within a single site.

Global address – an IPv6 address that can be used across the Internet.

IPv6-unaware – an application that cannot handle IPv6 addresses.

IPv6-aware – an application that can communicate with nodes that do not have IPv4 addresses. In some cases, this might be transparent to the application, for instance if the API hides the content and format of actual addresses.

IPv6-enabled – an application that, in addition to being IPv6-aware, takes advantage of some IPv6 features.

IPv6-required – an application that requires some IPv6 features and cannot operate over IPv4.