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This chapter covers the following topics that you need to master as a CCDP:
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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocols and OSPF areas--This topic
discusses OSPF as a standard for IP routing and OSPF network types and categories.
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OSPF summarization and scalable OSPF area internetworks--This topic covers
how OSPF propagates link-state advertisements with summarization and area
definition. This topic also discusses the network design that maximizes stability and
scalability.
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OSPF backbone design and OSPF address mapping--This topic discusses design
models for the OSPF backbone.
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Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) and Enhanced IGRP (EIGRP)
routing, characteristics, and convergence--This topic discusses IGRP routing
characteristics and how the IGRP metric works. In addition, this topic covers EIGRP
and the enhancement features that make it superior to IGRP.
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