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Which of the following is the best description of the operation of split horizon?

Information about a route should not be sent back in the direction from which the original update came
It splits the traffic when you have a large bus (horizon) physical network
It holds the regular updates from broadcasting to a downed link
It prevents regular update messages from reinstating a route that has gone down

Correct Answer: Information about a route should not be sent back in the direction from which the original update came

Explanation:

A split horizon will not advertise a route back to the same router it learned the route from.

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