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Anycast IP is a way to assign IP addresses to networks that lets multiple servers use the same IP address. This enables several physical target servers to be logically identified using a single IP address rather than multiple IP addresses. Anycast router is a traffic routing technique that broadcasts individual IP addresses on many nodes. Its purpose is to facilitate the rapid delivery of website content. User requests are routed to particular nodes based on criteria such as the capacity and state of your server and the geographic distance between your server and the person visiting your website.

What are the features of AnyCast?

If you need an IPv6 address for more than one interface, you'll need an IPv6 anycast. Usually, the address is shared by multiple nodes. When a packet is sent to an anycast address, it is sent to the interface closest to where it needs to go. It is possible to include anycast addresses in a route. GCP anycast uses a single Anycast IP to offer cross-region load balancing and failover. Anycast in networking uses a single IP to route incoming requests to the nearest Google server area. Cisco anycast is a one-to-many topology like broadcast and multicast. The router sends the data stream to the "closest" recipient in the network.

What are the advantages of anycast?

Anycast networking provides several benefits in contrast to unicast and multicast routing. These benefits include: A request's round-trip time (RTT) can be made quicker by increasing its throughput and improving the user experience. Cloudflare anycast offers protection against distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) by distributing traffic throughout the whole network. AWS anycast eliminates the requirement for Internet data center Points of Presence (POPs). It allows security to remain fully cloud-based without leasing servers from data centers and managing private and public clouds throughout the globe. Ezmira anycast simplifies the process of broadcasting videos and gaming content to a large screen.