Author_Institution :
Digital Equipment Corp., Maynard, MA, USA
Abstract :
A comparison is made of the open shortest path first (OSPF) and intermediate system-to-intermediate system (IS-IS) routing protocols in terms of their ability to route internet protocol (IP) traffic. Common characteristics of the two protocols are briefly indicated. The differences between the two are explored with respect to packet encoding, area partitions, level 2 partitions, injection of level 2 information, authentication, designated router election, link state packet propagation, synchronized parameter setting, and neighbor initialization.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; protocols; IS-IS; OSPF; area partitions; authentication; computer networks; designated router election; intermediate system-to-intermediate system; internet protocol; level 2 information; level 2 partitions; link state packet propagation; neighbor initialization; open shortest path first; packet encoding; routing protocols; synchronized parameter setting; Costs; IP networks; ISO standards; Internet; Marine vehicles; Open systems; Routing protocols; TCPIP; Terminology;
