5. Traffic Types

Explain what Traffic Types are.

1. Category of data transmitted through a network: Voice, Video, or Data.

2. Traffic Types can be directed through networks using: Single Endpoint, Multiple Endpoints, or All Endpoints.

Explain Unicast data transmission.

1. One-to-One Communication: Sends packets to a single specified host.

2. Each host on a network receives a unique Unicast address.

3. Used in both IPv4 and IPv6.

Explain Multicast data transmission.

1. One-to-Many Communication: Sends packets to devices with an I.P. multicast group address.

2. Multiple recipients receive specified packers without sending the same packet to all network connected devices.

3. IPv4 Multicast Address Range: 244.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255

4. IPv6 Multicast Address Range: ff00::/8

Explain Anycast data transmission.

1. One-to-One-of-Many or One-to-Nearest Communication: Sends packet(s) to the IPv6 Anycast address with shortest routing distance.

2. Assigned to multiple interfaces

3. Only the closest interface in routing distance will receive the packet(s).

4. IPv6 Address Range: ff00::/8

Explain Broadcast data transmission.

1. One-to-All Communication: Sends a packet(s) to all network attached devices.

2. IPv4 broadcast address is always the latest address in the subnet.

3. IPv6 does not use Broadcast Addressing, instead uses Anycast Addressing.