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  1. Unicast:
    identifier f. a single interface, a packet sent to a unicast address is delivered to the interface designated by the address

  2. Anycast: assigned to routers only
    identifier f. a group of interfaces, a packet sent to an anycast address is delivered to one of those interfaces identified by that address, to the next accessible

  3. Multicast: start with ff

    identifier for a group of interfaces, a packet sent to a multicast address is delivered to all of these interfaces with this address.With IPv6 there is no broadcast address.

IPV6 Addresses - Prefix

Link-local

FE80

APIPA Equivalent

Unique-local

FC00 – FD

Standard internal IP

Site-local

FEC0 - FEFF

OUTDATED

Global Unicast

2000-3FFF

Public

Multicast

FF00

Multicast makes it possible in IP networks to efficiently send packets to many recipients at the same time. This happens with a special multicast address.


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