Addressing - Types
Unicast
- The address for a Single Interface
Multicast
- The address of a Set of Interfaces
- A packet is delivered to ALL interfaces identified by this address
- “well-known” (permanent) and “transient” (non-permanent)
- All Nodes, All Routers, DHCP Server/Relay-Agent, Solicited-Node
Anycast
- The address of a Set of Interfaces
- A packet is delivered to ONE OF the interfaces identified by this address