Ideas in this flowchart

• IP addresses identify and locate devices or networks.
• An IP address is a numerical identifier.
• The identifier is expressed numerically.
• The IP address identifies a device or network.
• The IP address is used for location.
• It can locate a device.
• It can locate a network.
• Routers use addressing information.
• Addressing information guides router decisions.
• The router examines the addressing information.
• The router decides where data should travel.
• The decision determines a data path.
• Data must travel toward a location.
• The location may be a device or network.
• Addressing connects data travel with its destination.