Documentation prefix notation for a /56

Alexandre Petrescu <alexandre.petrescu@gmail.com> Mon, 30 October 2017 12:14 UTC

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Hello,

What documentation prefix notation should I use when writing about a /56 
prefix in an Internet Draft?

Currently I use 2001:db8:XYZU:TWQR::/56, but it seems too long.

Could I use 2001:db8:XYZU:TW::/56?  It does not seem correct to me.

Alex