Routing technologies, path selection and gateway redundancy

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Explain how a router builds and uses a routing table, including directly connected networks, static routes, default routes, and dynamically learned routes.
Apply path-selection logic to a scenario using longest prefix match, administrative distance, and metric to determine which route a device will prefer.

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Implement static routing concepts, including default routes and floating static routes, when a simple or backup path is required.

Interpret route summarization and route advertisement concepts and evaluate when summarization reduces routing-table size and improves efficiency.

Explain first-hop redundancy protocols and gateway redundancy concepts, including the purpose of HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP in maintaining default gateway availability.

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