What does Router do in a network?a.Forwards a packet to all outgoing linksb.Forwards a packet to the next free outgoing linkc.Determines on which outing link a packet is to be forwardedd.Forwards a packet to all outgoing links except the originated link

A router receives an incoming packet and determines that the packet should be forwarded to a remote destination host. What will the router do to forward the packet?

A router receives an incoming packet and cannot determine where to forward it. What will the router do?

What role does a router play on a network?

1.3-1 Routing versus forwarding.  Choose one of the following two definitions that makes the correct distinction between routing versus forwarding.Group of answer choicesRouting is the local action of moving arriving packets from router’s input link to appropriate router output link, while forwarding is the global action of determining the source-destination paths taken by packets.Forwarding is the local action of moving arriving packets from router’s input link to appropriate router output link, while routing is the global action of determining the source-destination paths taken by packets.

During the process of forwarding traffic, what will the router do immediately after matching the destination IP address to a network on a directly connected routing table entry?