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JN0-660 · Question #276

What is the function of the hop limit field in the IPv6 header?

The correct answer is C. It replaces the time-to-live (TTL) field in IPv4. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

What is the function of the hop limit field in the IPv6 header?

Options

AIt limits the diameter of the network to 20 hops
BIt sets the number of hops in the network to be equal to the MPLS header time-to-live (TTL)
CIt replaces the time-to-live (TTL) field in IPv4
DIt represents future extensibility to the protocol

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A
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C
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D
12% (4)

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