Even though the control plane isn’t effective at forwarding, can it still used to route? Under special circumstances Yes! such as control plane policing(QoS). A better example and my favourite is PBR. Let’s dive into a CCIE EL topic- PBR(Policy Based Routing) All forwarding is done by data plane however, under some circumstances, the control … More Control Plane Routing: PBR Policy Based Routing Part 1