For which one of the following reasons
does Internet Protocol (IP) use the time-to-
live (TTL) field in the IP datagram header?
a. Ensure packets reach destination
within that time
b. Discard packets that reach later than
that time
c. Prevent packets from looping
indefinitely
d. Limit the time for which a packet gets
queued in intermediate routers.

1 Answer

Answer :

c. Prevent packets from looping
indefinitely

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