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DRAG DROP Drag and drop the packet types from the left onto the correct descriptions on the right. 
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data plane packets → always forwarded, control plane packets → creation of the network, management plane packets → operate the network, services plane packets → higher priority user traffic. Service vs management is a common trap here, I think these match Cisco docs.
Cisco official guide clarifies this split: data is regular user traffic, control builds routes, management is admin functions (SSH/SNMP), services plane handles user flows needing extra priority. Practice labs help nail this mapping.
data plane packets → always forwarded, control plane packets → creation, management plane packets → operate the network, services plane packets → higher priority user traffic.
I don't think management plane should go with "high priority user traffic". That's usually service plane like VoIP. Easy to mix up since management sounds important, but it's more about device admin (SSH, SNMP). Common trap question, Cisco docs back this order. Disagree?
I don't think management plane should go with "high priority user traffic". That's usually service plane like VoIP. Easy to mix up since management sounds important, but it's more about device admin (SSH, SNMP). Common trap question, Cisco docs back this order. Disagree?
Pretty sure control plane is for protocols like OSPF/BGP, so I matched it with "network device generated or received packets that are used for the creation of the network itself". For "operate the network" I went with services plane, since management traffic often needs priority (like voice). Data plane I put as user-generated and always forwarded. Could be wrong on those last two but that's how I remember the split. Anyone else get tripped up by services vs management?
- user-generated packets that are always forwarded by network devices: data plane packets
- used for creation of the network: control plane packets
- operate the network: services plane packets
- user-generated but higher priority: management plane packets
I mapped 'operate the network' to services plane packets since those usually handle things like voice or VPN, which need more priority. Management plane I put with high-priority user traffic. Not 100 percent but I've seen similar in some Cisco docs. Service vs management is tricky here.
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