| A | B |
|---|
| ROUTING TABLES | What routers use to make forwarding decisions. |
| PATH DETERMINATION | A router's main responsibility when routing packets. |
| AS | What routers belong to when under a common administration. |
| NETWORK and HOST | The two parts that protocol addressing can be broken into. |
| ROUTING PROTOCOLS | What routers use to communicate with other routers. |
| HOP COUNT | Refers to the number of routers a packet must pass through. |
| SWITCHING FUNCTION | Allows a router to accept a packet on one interface and forward it to another interface. |
| DYNAMIC ROUTES | Information automatically adjusted as topology changes occur. |
| NETWORK LAYER (3) | OSI layer responsible for finding the best path through the internetwork. |
| SPLIT HORIZON | Occurs when a router tries to send information about a route back in the same direction it was received. |
