Link-state routing protocol: Difference between revisions

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==Detailed description: Distributing maps==

This description covers only the simplest configuationconfigur--[[User:193.54.193.4|193.54.193.4]] 13:42, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)ation; i.e. one with no areas, so that all nodes do have a map of the entire network. The hierarchical case is somewhat more complex; see the various protocol specifications.

As previously mentioned, the first main stage in the link-state algorithm is to give a map of the network to every node. This is done with several simple subsidiary steps.