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A '''link state''' [[routing protocol]] is one which exchanges map data with the other [[router]]s, not [[routing table]] entries.
A '''link state''' [[routing protocol]] is one which exchanges map data with the other [[packet switch]]es, not [[routing table]] entries.
 
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==External links==
 
* [https://annals-extras.org/anecdotes/writing/mcq-on-link-state-routing.pdf The Birth of Link-State Routing] - a personal recollection of the invention of link state routing by the discoverer, John M. McQuillan


[[Category: Networking]]
[[Category: Networking]]
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 6 December 2024

A link state routing protocol is one which exchanges map data with the other packet switches, not routing table entries.

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