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N10-009 · Question #197

Which of the following routing technologies uses a successor and a feasible successor?

The correct answer is D. EIGRP. Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) is the routing technology that uniquely employs the concepts of a successor and a feasible successor. These terms describe primary and backup routes to a destination.

Submitted by rachelw· Mar 6, 2026Network Implementations

Question

Which of the following routing technologies uses a successor and a feasible successor?

Options

  • AIS-IS
  • BOSPF
  • CBGP
  • DEIGRP

How the community answered

(58 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    7% (4)
  • C
    3% (2)
  • D
    88% (51)

Why each option

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) is the routing technology that uniquely employs the concepts of a successor and a feasible successor. These terms describe primary and backup routes to a destination.

AIS-IS

IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) is a link-state routing protocol that uses a shortest path first algorithm but does not use the terms successor and feasible successor.

BOSPF

OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is also a link-state routing protocol that calculates shortest path trees but does not use the specific terminology of successor and feasible successor.

CBGP

BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is an exterior gateway protocol that uses path attributes and policies for routing, not successor/feasible successor terminology.

DEIGRPCorrect

EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) uses Diffusion Update Algorithm (DUAL) to calculate the best paths and backup paths. A "successor" is the primary route to a destination, while a "feasible successor" is a backup route that meets the feasibility condition, providing a loop-free path in case the successor fails.

Concept tested: EIGRP routing terminology (successor, feasible successor)

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/enhanced-interior-gateway-routing-protocol-eigrp/16406-eigrp-toc.html

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