Chapter 5
| 1: | What type of information is stored in an Link-State database, and how is this information collected? |
| A1: | There are two types of Link-State databases in IS-IS, Level 1 and Level 2. These databases store link-state packets, which are generated by routers in an area or the backbone, respectively, and spread out by a process called flooding. |
| 2: | Describe the use of the Link-State database in IS-IS. |
| A2: | As a link-state protocol, IS-IS requires each router in an area to have the same view of the area's topology. The Link-State database contains LSPs from other routers in the area and describes the topology of the area. Each router bases its route calculation on the information in the Link-State database. The route calculation is done using ... |
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