Which three are characteristics of an IPv6 anycast address? (Choose three)

Which three are characteristics of an IPv6 anycast address? (Choose three)
A . one-to-many communication model
B . one-to-nearest communication model
C . any-to-many communication model
D . a unique IPv6 address for each device in the group
E . the same address for multiple devices in the group
F . delivery of packets to the group interface that is closest to the sending device

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Answer: B E F

Explanation:

A new address type made specifically for IPv6 is called the Anycast Address. These IPv6 addresses are global addresses, these addresses can be assigned to more than one interface unlike an IPv6 unicast address. Anycast is designed to send a packet to the nearest interface that is a part of that anycast group. The sender creates a packet and forwards the packet to the anycast address as the destination address which goes to the nearest router. The nearest router or interface is found by using the metric of a routing protocol currently running on the network. However in a LAN setting the nearest interface is found depending on the order the neighbors were learned. The anycast packet in a LAN setting forwards the packet to the neighbor it learned about first.