Multicast
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There are a few different types of transmission methods for IP packets with the most common being unicast. A Unicast packet, is a packet that is sent from a single source to a single destination. Most traffic on modern networks would be unicast. Another transmission method for IP packets, is broadcast. A Broadcast message is sent from a single source, to everywhere. Each device on the IP network within that subnet will receive a broadcast packet. An example of a broadcast is a DHCP request packet.