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OSPF and IS-IS: Choosing an IGP for Large-Scale Networks
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OSPF and IS-IS: Choosing an IGP for Large-Scale Networks

by Jeff Doyle
November 2005
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
13h 38m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Review Questions

1.What does it mean when a network is converged?
2.What is a distributed route calculation?
3.What three general characteristics of vector protocols make the protocls susceptible to problems such as corrupted route data, loops, and slow convergence?
4.What is split horizon?
5.What is counting to infinity, and how are its adverse effects reduced?
6.How does a holddown timer help prevent routing loops? Does it have any negative effects on the network?
7.What are the four fundamental concepts of link state protocols?
8.What purposes does a Hello protocol serve?
9.How is a Hello protocol ensured to discover only directly connected neighbors?
10.What is handshaking? What is the purpose of a three-way handshake?
11.What three mechanisms ...
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