Open Shortest Path First (Ospf)
Open Shortest Path First (Ospf)
FIRST (OSPF)
ROUTING PROTOCOL
A routing protocol specifies
how routers communicate with each other.
Routing algorithms determine the specific
choice of route.
Suffered from problems of Distance Vector
Protocol
• Count to Infinity Problem
• Slow Convergence
• Large update packets
• Slow response to topological changes
M Bit— When set to 1, this means that more packets will follow.
MS Bit— Use this for master and slave. When this bit is set, it means that the
router is a master in the DBD exchange process. If this bit is set to 0, it means
DBD Sequence Number— This field contains a unique value set by the
LSA Header— This field consists of a list of the link-state database headers.
C. Link-State Request Packets
missing or out-of-date.
finished to request the LSAs that have been seen during the DBD
exchange.
D. Link-State Acknowledgment Packet
LSA.
acknowledgment packet.
packets.