Dell EMC Associate – Midrange Storage — Question 38

If a packet is sent to an IPv6 address and many devices receive the packet, what is this type of traffic?

Answer options

• A. Multicast
• B. Broadcast
• C. Anycast
• D. Unicast

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Multicast, as this type of traffic is designed to send packets to multiple devices simultaneously. Broadcast is not applicable in IPv6, Anycast sends packets to the nearest device in a group, and Unicast targets a single device.