When configuring your IPv6 network, you want to assign an address that can be used to reach the nearest of several servers providing the same service. Which type of IPv6 address should you use to achieve this?
An anycast address allows multiple interfaces, typically on different nodes, to share the same address. When a packet is sent to an anycast address, it is delivered to the nearest interface (as defined by routing protocols) identified by the address. This is useful for load balancing and redundancy. Multicast addresses are used to deliver packets to all interfaces in a group, link-local addresses are used within a single network segment, and unique local addresses are used within a site or organization.
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