In Junos OS, traffic is classified into three main categories:

Transit traffic:

Defined as traffic thatenters one interface and exits another interface.

It is handledentirely in the forwarding plane (Packet Forwarding Engine).

Example: User data packets moving between trust and untrust zones.

Correct →Option A.

Exception traffic:

Traffic requiring processing by theRouting Engine (control plane), such as routing updates or management traffic.

MatchesOption C/D, but that is not transit traffic.

Control traffic:

Management or routing-related, handled by the control plane.

Rate-limiting (Option B):

This applies specifically toexception trafficto protect the Routing Engine, not to transit traffic.

Correct Statement:Transit traffic is traffic that is processed solely through the forwarding plane.