Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of ARP with respect to CEF?
A) ARP is used to build the FIB.
B) ARP is used to reindex the routing table.
C) ARP is used to build the adjacency table.
D) ARP is used to decrease the amount of time spent searching for an entry within a routing table.

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ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is used to map IP addresses to MAC addresses, which is essential for building the adjacency table in Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF). The adjacency table is used alongside the Forwarding Information Base (FIB) to efficiently forward packets.

Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Purpose of ARP