Route table lookup
subnet mask destination IP address
destination host address
The node sends out an ARP request with the destination IP address.
Before sending a packet, IPv4 establishes contact with the destination by using the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) to map the destination IP address to a MAC (Media Access Control) address on the local network. If the destination is on a different network, IPv4 sends the packet to the default gateway, which is determined by the subnet mask. The packet includes the destination IP address, and the network layer handles routing it through the appropriate paths until it reaches the destination.
The destination host address
No, it is not. A destination IP address may be any address, usually on a completely different network. The default gateway address is used to determine where to send packets that need to be routed outside of the current local area network.
In a datagram network, the destination addresses are unique. They cannot be duplicated in the routing table.
The Provider Edge Bridges
IP source and destination address
Generally speaking, routers will unicast-forward incoming packets which have a network broadcast address as destination, unless they are directly connected to that network/subnet and therefore know that the destination address is a broadcast address
the network portion of the destination ip address
In a packet-switched data network, what is used to reassemble the packets in the correct order at the destination device?