February 2000
Intermediate to advanced
387 pages
7h 36m
English
The value of partitioning an autonomous system into smaller and more manageable areas is especially important for an enterprise that is faced with the interconnection of a large set of networks, routers, and hosts. To illustrate, consider networks 1 and 3 and router 1 in Figure 6-7. Router 1 connects the two networks, network 1 and network 3, an Ethernet and token ring respectively.

OSPF requires that one router be assigned the designated router for a network. In this manner, the hosts do not have to be concerned with route advertising. In this example, router 1 assumes the responsibility ...
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