Chapter 10. Integrated IS-IS
This chapter covers the following subjects:
• Operation of Integrated IS-IS
• Configuring Integrated IS-IS
• Troubleshooting Integrated IS-IS
When the terms link-state protocol and IP are mentioned together, almost everyone thinks of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). Some might say, "Oh, yeah, there’s also IS-IS, but Idunnomuchaboutit." Only a few will think of Integrated IS-IS as a serious alternative to OSPF. However, those few do exist, and there are networks—primarily ISPs and carriers—that route IP with IS-IS.
IS-IS, which stands for Intermediate System to Intermediate System, is the routing protocol for the ISO’s Connectionless Network Protocol (CLNP). It is described in ISO 10589.[1] The first production incarnation ...
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