Detailed information about IPv4 /6 subnets
A /6 network is extremely large, allowing for millions of hosts. These are typically reserved for major infrastructure or internet service providers.
| CIDR Notation | /6 |
| Subnet Mask | 252.0.0.0 |
| Binary Subnet Mask | 11111100 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
| Total Addresses | 67,108,864 |
| Usable Hosts (Standard) | 67,108,862 |
| AWS Usable IPs | 67,108,857 |
| Azure Usable IPs | 67,108,857 |
| GCP Usable IPs | 67,108,858 |
A CIDR /6 subnet has 67,108,862 usable IP addresses for hosts. This is a relatively large subnet that can be further divided into smaller subnets if needed.
Organizations typically use subnets of this size for large-scale deployments or when planning for future growth.
Cloud providers reserve some IP addresses in each subnet for internal use, resulting in fewer usable IPs:
When planning your cloud infrastructure, consider these reserved addresses to accurately size your subnets.