Which statement describes a simplification of IPv6 addressing compared to IPv4?

• A. No broadcast traffic.
• B. Requires NAT translation.
• C. Addresses are 64-bit.
• D. IPv6 uses decimal dotted notation.

Answer: (A)

IPv6 simplifies addressing by eliminating broadcast traffic. In IPv4, broadcasts flood a subnet to reach all hosts, which can waste bandwidth and complicate network management. IPv6 replaces broadcast with multicast for group delivery and uses ICMPv6 for neighbor discovery, making traffic patterns more predictable and scalable. The other statements miss the mark: IPv6 addresses are 128 bits long (not 64), they use colon-hexadecimal notation (not decimal dotted), and NAT translation isn’t required for IPv6 end-to-end connectivity (though it can be used in some deployments). So the aspect that best describes a simplification is the removal of broadcast traffic.