1.3-1 Routing versus forwarding. Choose one the following two definitions that makes the correct distinction between routing versus forwarding.

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1.3-1 Routing versus forwarding.   Choose one the following two definitions that makes the correct distinction between routing versus forwarding.

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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.

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Routing  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.

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