What is the difference between unicast, multicast, broadcast, and anycast?



What is the difference between unicast, multicast, broadcast, and anycast?..

Answer / Prantosh Kumar Singh Chauhan

Unicast is a one-to-one communication where a single packet is sent to a specific destination. Multicast is a one-to-many communication where a single packet is sent to a group of destinations. Broadcast is a one-to-all communication where a single packet is sent to all devices on the network. Anycast is a one-to-nearest communication where a packet is delivered to the nearest available device in a group.

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