Why does a Layer 3 device perform the ANDing process on a destination IP address and subnet mask?

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Why does a Layer 3 device perform the ANDing process on a destination IP address and subnet mask?

  • to identify the broadcast address of the destination network
  • to identify the host address of the destination host
  • to identify faulty frames
  • to identify the network address of the destination network

Explanation: ANDing allows us to identify the network address from the IP address and the network mask.

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