DocumentCode
760370
Title
A comparison between two routing protocols: OSPF and IS-IS
Author
Perlman, Radia
Author_Institution
Digital Equipment Corp., Maynard, MA, USA
Volume
5
Issue
5
fYear
1991
Firstpage
18
Lastpage
24
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Network, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0890-8044
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/65.121955
Filename
121955
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