Broadcast vs Unicast

• Unicast - In Unicast communication, we send exact MAC address destination machine.

  • A unicast transmission is addressed to a single device on a network.

• Broadcast - In broadcast communication we put FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF in destination address.

  • A broadcast transmission is sent to every device in a broadcast domain.

  • A broadcast address looks like this: FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

• Broadcast domain - any computer that can receive your broadcast message are in your Broadcast Domain.