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N10-005 · Question #523

Which of the following is a link state routing protocol?

The correct answer is C. IS-IS. IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) is a link state routing protocol that builds a complete map of the network topology using LSPs (Link State Packets) and runs Dijkstra's SPF algorithm. RIP and RIPv2 are distance vector protocols, and BGP is a path vector…

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Question

Which of the following is a link state routing protocol?

Options

  • ARIPv2
  • BBGP
  • CIS-IS
  • DRIP

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • C
    89% (32)

Why each option

IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) is a link state routing protocol that builds a complete map of the network topology using LSPs (Link State Packets) and runs Dijkstra's SPF algorithm. RIP and RIPv2 are distance vector protocols, and BGP is a path vector protocol.

ARIPv2

RIPv2 is a distance vector protocol - it shares routing tables with directly connected neighbors rather than building a full topology map.

BBGP

BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is a path vector protocol used for inter-autonomous system routing on the Internet - it is neither link state nor distance vector.

CIS-ISCorrect

IS-IS is a link state protocol in which each router floods Link State PDUs (LSPs) to all other routers, allowing every router to build an identical topology database of the entire network. Each router then independently runs the Dijkstra Shortest Path First (SPF) algorithm against this database to compute optimal routes, which is the defining behavior of a link state protocol.

DRIP

RIP (version 1) is a distance vector protocol that uses hop count as its sole metric and shares routing tables with neighbors, not link state information.

Concept tested: Link state vs. distance vector routing protocols

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/iproute_isis/configuration/xe-16/irs-xe-16-book/irs-ovrvw-cfg.html

Topics

#link state routing#IS-IS#routing protocols#OSPF

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