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Which of the following determines how traffic should flow based on the status of the infrastructure true?

The correct answer is C. Control plane. The control plane is the part of a network that determines how traffic should flow based on the status of the infrastructure. The control plane consists of the protocols, algorithms, and policies that are used to calculate the best paths, routes, and forwarding decisions for the

Submitted by naveen.iyer· Mar 5, 2026Communication and Network Security

Question

Which of the following determines how traffic should flow based on the status of the infrastructure true?

Options

  • AApplication plane
  • BData plane
  • CControl plane
  • DTraffic plane

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • C
    95% (20)

Explanation

The control plane is the part of a network that determines how traffic should flow based on the status of the infrastructure. The control plane consists of the protocols, algorithms, and policies that are used to calculate the best paths, routes, and forwarding decisions for the network traffic. The control plane communicates with the data plane, which is the part of the network that actually carries the traffic from the source to the destination. The control plane also communicates with the management plane, which is the part of the network that monitors, configures, and maintains the network devices and components. The control plane is the best answer among the given options to the question of which part of the network determines how traffic should flow based on the status of the infrastructure. The application plane is not a part of the network, but rather a layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model that provides the interface and functionality for the network applications and services. The application plane does not determine how traffic should flow, but rather what type of traffic is generated or consumed by the applications and services. The data plane is the part of the network that actually carries the traffic from the source to the destination, as mentioned above. The data plane does not determine how traffic should flow, but rather executes the forwarding decisions made by the control plane. The traffic plane is not a part of the network, but rather a term that refers to the overall flow of traffic in the network. The traffic plane does not determine how traffic should flow, but rather reflects the result of the control plane and the data plane operations.

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