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UNIDIFFUSION [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telecommunications
DEF

A communication that takes place over a network between a single sender and the nearest of a group of receivers.

OBS

In anycast, there is also a one-to-many association between network addresses and network endpoints: each destination address identifies a set of receiver endpoints, but only one of them is chosen at any given time to receive information from any given sender.

Key term(s)
  • any-cast
  • any cast
  • any-casting
  • any casting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Envoi des mêmes informations à un groupe de destinataires dans l’intention d’obtenir une réponse de l’un d’entre eux.

OBS

Comme dans le cas [de la multidiffusion], une adresse de type [unidiffusion aléatoire] désigne un groupe d’interfaces, la différence étant que lorsqu'un paquet a pour destination une telle adresse, il est routé à un seul des éléments du groupe et non pas à tous. C'est, par exemple, le plus proche au sens de la métrique des protocoles [...]

OBS

envoi à la cantonade : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 28 décembre 2006.

Spanish

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