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

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Metrics: <strong>IS</strong>-<strong>IS</strong><br />

• Dimensionless metric<br />

• <strong>IS</strong>O 10589 defines 4 metric fields<br />

• Only default used in practice<br />

• Small 6-bit metric field<br />

• Default = 10 for all interfaces<br />

• Maximum interface value = 64<br />

• Maximum route metric = 1,023<br />

• Possible limited metric granularity in large networks<br />

• Originally intended to simplify SPF calculation (irrelevant<br />

with modern CPUs)<br />

• Wide Metrics<br />

• Extends metric field to 32 bits<br />

• Metrics tagged as internal or external (I/E bit)

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