The four bytes set aside for the ____ field allow RIPv2 to send the full 32-bit subnet mask for each network configured on the router's interfaces.
A) Next Hop
B) IP Address
C) Address Family Identifier
D) Subnet Mask

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The four bytes set aside for the subnet mask field allow RIPv2 to send the full 32-bit subnet mask for each network configured on the router's interfaces. This enables subnetting and VLSM, which cannot be achieved with RIPv1. The other choices, Next Hop and IP Address, are also important fields in routing protocols but do not relate to the specific feature of subnet masks in RIPv2. The Address Family Identifier field is used in other routing protocols such as BGP to identify the AFIs supported by the router.

The Four Bytes Set Aside for the ____ Field Allow