What routing protocols will you use in a network design project?
OSPF and EIGRP are popular routing protocols and both can play a role in network design projects. Learn the differences between OSPF and EIGRP routing protocols and why each one brings benefits to your network design.
Q: What routing protocols will you use in a network design project?
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[In a network design project] we have different networks and different network segments, and the routers need to know how to route between them. Because these segments come and go, we [usually] can't just use some kind of static configuration. There is a static routing configuration called static routing, where you just hand-configure every router to know how to get to every other network , and it's common in very small networks with less than about five routers.
But once you get larger than that, you're going to need to pick a routing protocol to manage those routes for you. Two common ones are OSPF and EIGRP,
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and there are tradeoffs between the two. OSPF is an open standard and it's supported by many vendors. EIGRP has some benefits over OSPF: it's a little faster [to converge] when there's a link down. But EIGRP is only available on Cisco routers, so if you use EIGRP, you're locked into Cisco products, whereas OSPF will enable you to choose from a variety products and companies.