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IS-IS and OSPF: Network Design Comparisons and ... - JANOG

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Metrics: <strong>OSPF</strong><br />

• Dimensionless metric<br />

• Large metric field<br />

• Cost<br />

• Type 1 LSA = 16 bits<br />

• Type 3, 4, 5, <strong>and</strong> 7 LSA = 24 bits<br />

• Cost = Reference BW / Interface BW<br />

• Default Reference BW = 100 Mbps<br />

• If (Ref BW / Interface BW) > 1, Cost = 1<br />

• Cost can also be set arbitrarily<br />

• External Metrics<br />

• Type 1 (E1) = Assigned cost + cost to ASBR<br />

• Type 2 (E2) = Assigned cost only

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