What are some examples of routing metrics that can be used to determine the best path for a network?

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ANSWER: Some examples of routing metrics used to determine the best path may include:
* Hop count, which is the number of network segments crossed
* Theoretical bandwidth and actual throughput on a potential path
* Delay, or latency, on a potential path, which results in slower performance
* Load, which is the traffic or processing burden sustained by a router in the path
* MTU, which is the largest IP packet size in bytes allowed by routers in the path without fragmentation (excludes the frame size on the local network)
* Routing cost, which is a value assigned to a particular route as judged by the network administrator; the more desirable the path, the lower its cost
* Reliability of a potential path, based on historical performance
* A network's topology

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