You must configure the 2bfc:0000:0000:beef:0217:cbff:0000:5c85 IPv6 address on your device.
In this scenario, which three addresses are correct? (Choose three.)
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A. B. C. D. E.BDE
The IPv6 address format consists of eight 16-bit groups separated by colons (:). Each group can have a value ranging from 0000 to FFFF (in hexadecimal format). Leading zeroes can be omitted in each group. Double colons (::) can also be used to represent consecutive groups of 0000, but only once in an address to avoid ambiguity.
Given the IPv6 address 2bfc:0000:0000:beef:0217:cbff:0000:5c85, we can simplify it by removing the leading zeroes in each group, which gives us:
2bfc:0:0:beef:217:cbff:0:5c85
Now let's check each of the answer choices:
A. 2BFC::BEEF:217:CBFF::5C85 - This address has two consecutive double colons (::), which is not allowed in an IPv6 address. It is incorrect.
B. 2BFC::BEEF:217:CBFF:0:5C85 - This address is correct. It uses a double colon to represent two consecutive groups of 0000 (the third and fourth groups).
C. 2bfc:0:beef:0217:cbff:0:5c85 - This address is correct. It uses leading zeroes in each group, which is not necessary but allowed.
D. 2bfc:0:0:beef:0217:cbff:0:5c85 - This address is correct. It uses leading zeroes in each group and does not use a double colon to compress consecutive groups of 0000.
E. 2bfc::beef:217:cbff:0:5c85 - This address is correct. It uses a double colon to represent two consecutive groups of 0000 (the second and third groups).
Therefore, the correct answers are B, C, and D.