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N10-005 · Question #825

Which of the following protocols exchange the latest information that has changed in the routing table?

The correct answer is C. OSPF. OSPF is a link-state routing protocol that sends incremental updates (LSAs) only when network topology changes occur, rather than periodically broadcasting the entire routing table.

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Question

Which of the following protocols exchange the latest information that has changed in the routing table?

Options

  • ATFTP
  • BBGP
  • COSPF
  • DIGMP

How the community answered

(46 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    7% (3)
  • C
    89% (41)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

OSPF is a link-state routing protocol that sends incremental updates (LSAs) only when network topology changes occur, rather than periodically broadcasting the entire routing table.

ATFTP

TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) is a simple UDP-based file transfer protocol used to transfer configuration files and firmware; it has no routing table exchange function.

BBGP

BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is a path-vector protocol that exchanges reachability information between autonomous systems on the internet; it is focused on inter-domain policy-based routing, not incremental intra-domain topology updates.

COSPFCorrect

OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is a link-state protocol that uses Link State Advertisements (LSAs) to communicate only changes in network topology to neighboring routers. When a change is detected - such as a link going down - OSPF floods the updated LSA to all routers in the area, ensuring each router has the latest changed information without retransmitting unchanged routes.

DIGMP

IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) manages multicast group memberships between hosts and routers; it does not participate in routing table construction or exchange.

Concept tested: OSPF link-state incremental routing updates

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/tech/ip/ip-routing/index.html

Topics

#OSPF#link-state routing#routing table updates#dynamic routing

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