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Fast Switching
192
Autonomous Switching
192
Optimum Switching
193
Distributed Switching
193
NetFlow Switching
193
Cisco Express Forwarding
193
Tag Switching
194
Categories of Routing Protocols
194
Host Routing
194
Interior Gateway Protocols (IGPs)
195
Exterior Gateway Protocols (EGPs)
196
Decisions
197
Routing Convergence
198
Route Summarization
198
Route Redistribution
200
Route Redistribution Within the Same Network
201
Foundation Summary
202
Q&A
204
Scenarios
209
Scenario
209
Answers to Scenario
210
Chapter 7
OSPF, EIGRP, and IGRP
213
How to Best Use This Chapter
213
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz
213
Foundation Topics
218
OSPF Network Types
218
OSPF Classes of Routers
219
Link-State Advertisements (LSAs)
220
Types of Link-State Advertisements
220
Deciding on the Best Path
222
Determining Cost
222
OSPF Summarization and Scalability
223
Summarization
224
Scalable OSPF Internetworks
225
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