University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Packet routing is the process of directing individually addressed data packets across interconnected networks toward their destination. As packets travel independently, intermediate forwarding devices examine each packet's destination IP address and forward it hop by hop along the best available path until it reaches the destination endpoint to be reassembled.

Packet Routing

Which statement best defines packet routing?

True or False: In packet routing, all data packets must travel together along the exact same path across interconnected networks.

Where does the reassembly of data packets take place once they have traversed interconnected networks?

Explain how intermediate forwarding devices handle an individually addressed packet during routing, detailing what information is evaluated and how the packet moves through the network.

A router is a specialized network hardware device that interconnects different computer networks and selects the optimal path for forwarding data packets based on their destination IP addresses, such as bridging a local area network (LAN) to the Internet.

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