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DES-5221 · Question #12

Which type of protocol is OSPF and what metric does it use to determine best path?

The correct answer is A. Link-state protocol that uses a concept of cost as metric. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Which type of protocol is OSPF and what metric does it use to determine best path?

Options

  • ALink-state protocol that uses a concept of cost as metric
  • BHybrid protocol that uses hop count as a metric
  • CPath vector protocol that uses the Dijkstra algorithm as a metric
  • DDistance Vector protocol that uses bandwidth and delay as metric

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    79% (37)
  • B
    6% (3)
  • C
    13% (6)
  • D
    2% (1)

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