<P> An Internet Protocol Version 6 address (IPv6 address) is a numerical label that is used to identify a network interface of a computer or a network node participating in an IPv6 computer network . </P> <P> An IP address serves the purpose of identifying an individual network interface of a host, locating it on the network, and thus permitting the routing of IP packets between hosts . For routing, IP addresses are present in fields of the packet header where they indicate the source and destination of the packet . </P>

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