Drag and Drop Question Drag and drop the descriptions from the left onto the routing protocol they describe on the right. Answer:

The correct answer is link state; supports only equal cost path load balancing; advanced distance vector; supports unequal cost path load balancing. The correct arrangement matches OSPF with 'link state' and 'supports only equal cost path load balancing,' while EIGRP is matched with 'advanced distance vector' and 'supports unequal cost path load balancing.' OSPF is a pure link-state protocol that maintains a full topology map

Submitted by joshua94· Mar 6, 2026IP Connectivity – Understanding and differentiating routing protocol characteristics including OSPF (link-state) and EIGRP (advanced distance vector), and their respective load balancing capabilities (CCNA 200-301 Domain 3)

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supports unequal cost path load balancinglink stateadvanced distance vectorsupports only equal cost path load balancing

Correct arrangement

link state
supports only equal cost path load balancing
advanced distance vector
supports unequal cost path load balancing

Explanation

The correct arrangement matches OSPF with 'link state' and 'supports only equal cost path load balancing,' while EIGRP is matched with 'advanced distance vector' and 'supports unequal cost path load balancing.' OSPF is a pure link-state protocol that maintains a full topology map and performs equal-cost multi-path (ECMP) load balancing only. EIGRP is Cisco's hybrid 'advanced distance vector' (also called diffusing update algorithm-based) protocol that uniquely supports unequal-cost path load balancing using the 'variance' command.

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#routing protocols#OSPF#EIGRP#load balancing

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