Homework 5
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Describe the operation of link state routing by answering the
following questions.
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What kind of information do routers send to other routers?
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What kind of communication mechanism is used between routers?
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Describe the operation of distance vector routing by
answering the following questions.
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What kind of information do routers send to other routers?
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What kind of communication mechanism is used between routers?
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Describe what happens when a router receives information from
another router.
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How can a IPv6 packet cross a IPv4 subnet without loss of information?
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What is the purpose of the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
protocol?
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What is the role of a gateway in hierarchical routing?