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What is the function of the control plane?

The correct answer is A. It exchanges routing table information.. The control plane is the part of a network that controls how data packets are forwarded - meaning how data is sent from one place to another. The process of creating a routing table, for example, is considered part of the control plane. Routers use various protocols to identify n

Submitted by kev92· Mar 5, 2026Network Fundamentals

Question

What is the function of the control plane?

Options

  • AIt exchanges routing table information.
  • BIt provides CLI access to the network device.
  • CIt looks up an egress interface in the forwarding information base.
  • DIt forwards traffic to the next hop.

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • A
    91% (20)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • D
    5% (1)

Explanation

The control plane is the part of a network that controls how data packets are forwarded - meaning how data is sent from one place to another. The process of creating a routing table, for example, is considered part of the control plane. Routers use various protocols to identify network paths, and they store these paths in routing tables.

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#Control plane#Routing protocols#Routing table

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