Unicast, the Glossary
Unicast is data transmission from a single sender (red) to a single receiver (green). Other devices on the network (yellow) do not participate in the communication. 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]
Table of Contents
13 relations: Anycast, Broadcast, unknown-unicast and multicast traffic, Broadcasting (networking), Computer network, Internet Protocol, IP address, IP multicast, Multicast, Network address, Point-to-point (telecommunications), Routing, Transmission Control Protocol, User Datagram Protocol.
Anycast
Anycast is a network addressing and routing methodology in which a single IP address is shared by devices (generally servers) in multiple locations. Unicast and Anycast are Internet architecture.
Broadcast, unknown-unicast and multicast traffic
Broadcast, unknown-unicast and multicast traffic (BUM traffic) is network traffic transmitted using one of three methods of sending data link layer network traffic to a destination of which the sender does not know the network address.
See Unicast and Broadcast, unknown-unicast and multicast traffic
Broadcasting (networking)
In computer networking, telecommunication and information theory, broadcasting is a method of transferring a message to all recipients simultaneously.
See Unicast and Broadcasting (networking)
Computer network
A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes.
See Unicast and Computer network
Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol (IP) is the network layer communications protocol in the Internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries.
See Unicast and Internet Protocol
IP address
An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label such as that is assigned to a device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.
IP multicast
IP multicast is a method of sending Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams to a group of interested receivers in a single transmission.
Multicast
In computer networking, multicast is a type of group communication where data transmission is addressed to a group of destination computers simultaneously. Unicast and multicast are Internet architecture.
Network address
A network address is an identifier for a node or host on a telecommunications network.
See Unicast and Network address
Point-to-point (telecommunications)
In telecommunications, a point-to-point connection refers to a communications connection between two communication endpoints or nodes.
See Unicast and Point-to-point (telecommunications)
Routing
Routing is the process of selecting a path for traffic in a network or between or across multiple networks. Unicast and Routing are Internet architecture.
Transmission Control Protocol
The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is one of the main protocols of the Internet protocol suite.
See Unicast and Transmission Control Protocol
User Datagram Protocol
In computer networking, the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is one of the core communication protocols of the Internet protocol suite used to send messages (transported as datagrams in packets) to other hosts on an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
See Unicast and User Datagram Protocol
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicast
Also known as Unicast address, Unicast network address, Unicast routing protocol, Unicasting.