How to identify unicast ip address?

Answer: To identify the unicast IP address, first check the first part of the given IP address. If the first part of the given IP is in between the range of 192.0. 0.0 to 223.255. 255.255 then the address is unicast address.

What is Unicast?

When a packet is sent from one address to other single address then the process is known as unicast. In the unicast we specify both the source IP address of sender and single destination IP address of receiver. The unicast is used for one-to-one connections.

IPv4 Range

Type of cast	Range of First Octet
Unicast	0-223
Multicast	224-255

IPv6 Range

Type of cast	Range
Unicast	2000: :/3
Multicast	ff00: :/8

Steps To Identify Unicast Address

Below are the steps used to identify the IP address is unicast or multicast.

• Identify the address whether it is IPv4 or IPv6.
• Then, identify the range according to the IP version.
• Check the given IP falls in the range of unicast or multicast.