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What are the two default metrics used by EIGRP for route selection? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is A. Bandwidth B. Delay. EIGRP uses a composite metric calculated from five K values, but by default only K1 (bandwidth) and K3 (delay) are enabled, making bandwidth and delay the two default metrics for route selection.
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- ABandwidth
- BDelay
- CReliability
- DLoad
- EMTU
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EIGRP uses a composite metric calculated from five K values, but by default only K1 (bandwidth) and K3 (delay) are enabled, making bandwidth and delay the two default metrics for route selection.
Bandwidth is enabled by default in the EIGRP composite metric formula (K1=1). EIGRP uses the minimum bandwidth along the path to a destination, scaled in the metric calculation, ensuring that bottleneck links are accounted for in route selection.
Delay is enabled by default (K3=1) and represents the cumulative delay along the entire path to the destination. EIGRP sums the delay of each outgoing interface along the path, making it the second component of the default composite metric alongside bandwidth.
Reliability (K5) is set to 0 by default in EIGRP, meaning it is not included in the metric calculation unless explicitly enabled with the 'metric weights' command.
Load (K2) is set to 0 by default in EIGRP; including load in the metric causes route instability because load values change frequently, so Cisco disables it by default.
MTU is carried in EIGRP updates for informational path MTU discovery purposes but is never used as a component of the EIGRP composite metric formula.
Concept tested: EIGRP default composite metric components - bandwidth and delay
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/enhanced-interior-gateway-routing-protocol-eigrp/13669-1.html
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