7a - OSPF Concepts Flashcards
What are the 3 methods routers add routes to their routing tables?
- Connected routes * Static Routes * Routes learned from a routing protocol
What is a ROUTING PROTOCOL?
A set of messages, rules, and algorithms used by routers for the overall purpose of learning routes. This process includes the exchange and analysis of routing information. Each router chooses the best route to each subnet (path selection) and finally places those best routes in its IP routing table. Examples include RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP.
What is a ROUTED PROTOCOL?
A Protocol that can be routed using a routing protocol. Examples of Routed Protocols include IP Version 4 (IPv4) and IP Version 6 (IPv6).
What is Path Selection?
Part of the job of a routing protocol, in which the routing protocol chooses the best route.
What are the general functions of a routing protocol?
- LEARN routing information about IP subnets from neighboring routers.
- ADVERTISE routing information about IP subnets to neighboring routers.
- PICK THE BEST ROUTE based on a metric if more than one possible route exists to reach one subnet, .
- REACT if the topology changes picking a new best route.
What is convergence?
When routers realize something has changed, they advertise the information about the changes to all the other routers, and all the routers then choose the currently best routes for each subnet.
What is an IGP?
Interior Gateway Protocol - A routing protocol that was designed and intended for use inside a single autonomous system (AS)
What is an EGP?
Exterior Gateway Protocol - A routing protocol that was designed and intended for use BETWEEN different autonomous systems. Today BGP is the only one.
What is an AS?
Autonomous System - An AS is a network under the administrative control of a single organization.
What does ASN stand for?
Autonomous System Number - typically assigned by IANA.
What are the three Routing Protocol Algorithms?
- Distance Vector
- Adanced Distance Vector or Balanced Hybrid
- Link State
What metric does RIPv2 use?
Hop count
What metric does OSPF use?
Cost
What metric does EIGRP use?
bandwidth and delay
What is Administrative Distance?
Administrative distance is a number that denotes how believable an entire routing protocol is on a single router.
What is an LSA
Link State Advertisement. A data structure by which OSPF routers exchange data about the network.
What is an LSDB
LSA Database. A database collection of all the LSAs known to the router.
What show command lists information about the LSDB
show ip ospf database