Drag and Drop Question Drag and drop the characteristics from the left onto the correct routing protocol types on the right. Answer:

The correct answer is OSPF: link state routing protocol; OSPF: makes it easy to segment the network logically; OSPF: constructs three tables as part of its operation: neighbor table, topology table and routing table; EIGRP: supports unequal path load balancing; EIGRP: distance vector routing protocol; EIGRP: metric is based on delay and reliability by default. OSPF is a link-state routing protocol that uses areas to logically segment the network (e.g., Area 0 backbone and subordinate areas), making network management scalable. OSPF constructs three distinct tables: a neighbor table (adjacency database), a topology table (link-state dat

Submitted by parkjh· Mar 6, 2026IP Connectivity – Understand and compare the characteristics of routing protocols including OSPF and EIGRP, their operational mechanisms, metric calculations, and table structures (Cisco CCNA Exam Topic 3.0)

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supports unequal path load balancinglink state routing protocoldistance vector routing protocolmetric is based on delay and reliability by defaultmakes it easy to segment the network logicallyconstructs three tables as part of its operation: neighbor table, topology table and routing table

Correct arrangement

OSPF: link state routing protocol
OSPF: makes it easy to segment the network logically
OSPF: constructs three tables as part of its operation: neighbor table, topology table and routing table
EIGRP: supports unequal path load balancing
EIGRP: distance vector routing protocol
EIGRP: metric is based on delay and reliability by default

Explanation

OSPF is a link-state routing protocol that uses areas to logically segment the network (e.g., Area 0 backbone and subordinate areas), making network management scalable. OSPF constructs three distinct tables: a neighbor table (adjacency database), a topology table (link-state database), and a routing table (forwarding database). EIGRP, as an advanced distance-vector/hybrid protocol, supports unequal-cost path load balancing (via the variance command), uses a composite metric based on bandwidth, delay, reliability, and load (with delay and bandwidth as defaults - note: reliability is not a default metric component), and is classified as a distance-vector routing protocol.

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#OSPF#EIGRP#Routing Protocols#Link-State vs Distance-Vector

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