* later RFCs with the apparent aim of making IPv4-to-IPv6 transition simpler.
 *
 * <p>Technically one <i>can</i> create a 128bit IPv6 address with the wire format of a "mapped"
 * address, as shown above, and transmit it in an IPv6 packet header. However, Java's InetAddress
 * creation methods appear to adhere doggedly to the original intent of the "mapped" address: all
 * "mapped" addresses return {@link Inet4Address} objects.
 *