Which of the following statements describes split horizon?
A.
The router learns from its neighbor that a route has gone down, and the router sends an update back to the
neighbor with an infinite metric to that route.
B.
For a period of time, the router will ignore any route advertisements with a lower metric to a downed route.
C.
A router will not send route information back out the same interface over which it was learned.
D.
The moment a router determines a route has gone down, it will immediately send a route update with an
infinite metric to that route.
E.
The packets are flooded when a topology change occurs, causing network routers to update their
topological databases and recalculate routes.
Explanation:
Split horizon is used to prevent routing loops in distance vector routing environments. It prevents a router from
advertising a network back in the direction of the router from which it was learned. In this sense, route
advertisements flow “downstream” (away from the route), but never “upstream” (back towards the advertised
route).
Poison reverse describes when a router learns that a network has gone down, and the router sends an update
back to the neighbor with an infinite metric.
Holddown describes when a router ignores any route advertisements that have a lower metric to a downed
route.
Triggered updates describe when a router immediately sends a route update with an infinite metric, as opposed
to waiting for its next regularly scheduled routing update.
Link State Advertisements (LSA) are packets that are flooded when a topology change occurs, causing network
routers to update their topological databases and recalculate routes.
Objective:
Routing Fundamentals
Sub-Objective:
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