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A2.3 Data transmissionsA2.3.4

Static and dynamic routing

Explain how static routing and dynamic routing move data across local area networks

HL only≈ 45 minCommand term: ExplainPremium

In this lesson

  • What a routing table holds and how a router uses it
  • How static routing works, with its advantages and disadvantages
  • How dynamic routing works, with its advantages and disadvantages
  • Comparing them on configuration, maintenance, complexity, resource usage, convergence, scalability and network size

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What's inside

  1. LearnRouting tables
  2. LearnStatic routing
  3. LearnDynamic routing
  4. LabWhen a link fails
  5. LearnStatic and dynamic routing compared
  6. CheckWhich suits better?
  7. ExamWorked exam answer
  8. ReviewMistakes examiners see
  9. Exam practiceExam-style questions

Ends with 5 exam-style questions worth 14 marks, with a self-marking markscheme.