Given an example of a link state routing protocol you have come across in your course.
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Key Concepts
- Link state routing
- Dijkstra
- Intra-domain routing
Answer Approach
- Recall the two families of routing algorithms: link state and distance vector.
- Identify which family floods link-state advertisements and runs Dijkstra.
- Name the intra-AS routing protocol from the course that belongs to it.
Full Answer
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OSPF (Open Shortest Path First). IS-IS is another link-state protocol.
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