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Anycast

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‎06-09-2009 01:38 AM - edited ‎03-01-2019 03:33 PM

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Anycast (a one to many packet topology, but only sent to the closest)

Complete Definition

Anycast Address: Like broadcast and multicast, anycast is a one-to-many routing topology. However, the data stream is not transmitted to all receivers, just the one which the router decides is the "closest" in the network. Anycast is useful for balancing data loads. It is used in DNS and UDP.

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umesh.patil
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‎06-11-2019 09:01 PM

What is anycast?

How it works? Is it related to multicast by anyway?

If we can assign Public IP address range to anycast than why do we require Anycast RP ? and MSDP?

Thank you in advance

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