Digambar Rasal wrote:

> We usually specify Ipv4 subnet like 255.255.255.0 or /8 so . 
> But in Ipv6 while mentioning address we specify it /64 or /48 .

You might lookup the word 'CIDR' or Classless Inter Domain Routing.
In the /x, the x represents the number of bits for the part of the
address that describes the network. 

> Does both representation have same meaning ? More 
> specifically i will like to know whether the Ipv6 subnetting is
similar to ipv4 or 
> differs ?

No they 'work' the same. Classful (A, B, C, D, E) have been dropped
for some time already and are replaced with their CIDR counterparts.
Thus for this part of IPv4 vs IPv6, it's just a much longer address.

> Any RFC or document pertaining to this ??

www.faqs.org -> CIDR

Don't know the thing by number or name though ;)
Most current books and documents should be using it as CIDR has
been here since 1991 or something (or even earlier?).

Greets,
 Jeroen

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