October 2023
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Table 7-2 EIGRP Terminology
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Definition |
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The route with the lowest path metric to reach a destination. The successor route for R1 to reach 10.4.4.0/24 on R4 is R1→R3→R4. |
Successor |
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The metric value for the lowest-metric path to reach a destination. The feasible distance is calculated locally using the formula shown in the “Path Metric Calculation” section, later in this chapter. The FD calculated by R1 for the 10.4.4.0/24 network is 3328 (that is, 256+256+2816). |
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The distance reported by a router to reach a prefix. The reported distance value is the feasible distance for the advertising router. R3 advertises the 10.4.4.0/24 prefix with an RD of 3072. R4 advertises the 10.4.4.0/24 to ... |