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What is the difference between distance vector and link state routing protocol?

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Question added by Sajjad Haider Abbasi , Manager – IP Core Networks , Satcomm (Pvt) Ltd.
Date Posted: 2014/01/14
Khaled Omar
by Khaled Omar , Senior Service Delivery Engineer , Dell Technologies

The difference is in the metrics used:

 

For Distance Vector routing protocols: the metric is (Hop Count) the number of hops between the source and destination.

 

For Link State routing protocols: the metric is (Cost) the interface Bandwidth.

MOHD YASIR
by MOHD YASIR , Solution Architect Support , Tech Mahindra ltd

distence vector r.p.:- it send full(all) routing table to neighbors every30/90 second

rip--30 sec

igrp--90 sec

 

link state routing protocole:

it's create3 routing table exm ospf

1- neighoubor table(it's store all information directialy connected on router)

2-topology table(it's has complete picture of network or it's store all information our neighbor neighbor)

3-routing table(it' has the best rout to reach the destinactin network)

 

 

Saqib Mehmood
by Saqib Mehmood , Technical Team Lead/Safety Supervisor , Xchange Technology Group

A distance-vector routing protocol requires that a router informs its neighbors of topology changes periodically while link state protocol require a router to inform all the nodes in a network of topology changes.

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