In computer networking, unicast is a one-to-one transmission from one point in the network to another point; that is, one sender and one receiver, each identified by a network address.[1]
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| Unicast
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| Broadcast
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| Anycast
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Unicast is in contrast to multicast and broadcast which are one-to-many transmissions.[2]
Internet Protocol unicast delivery methods such as Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) are typically used.
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External links
- "What Is Unicast IPv4 Routing?". Microsoft. Retrieved 2010-09-30.