An enterprise edge router participating in an OSPF dynamic routing domain learns three distinct paths to reach the remote subnet :
- Path 1: Learned as an Inter-area route (O IA) via Router West with a calculated total metric of .
- Path 2: Learned as an External Type 1 route (O E1) via Router East with a calculated total metric of .
- Path 3: Learned as an External Type 2 route (O E2) via Router North with a fixed external metric of .
Assuming all links are operational and default administrative distances apply, which route will the router install into its active routing table for traffic destined to ?
- The Inter-area route (O IA) via Router West, because OSPF prioritizes Inter-area routes over External routes regardless of metric cost.Cevap
- BThe External Type 2 route (O E2) via Router North, because it presents the absolute lowest metric value of 5.
- CThe External Type 1 route (O E1) via Router East, because Type 1 routes include internal path cost to achieve a lower cumulative cost than Inter-area routes.
- DEqual-cost multi-path (ECMP) traffic splitting across all three routes because they originate from the same dynamic routing protocol instance.
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The Inter-area route (O IA) via Router West is selected and installed into the routing table because OSPF path-type precedence (Intra-area > Inter-area > External Type 1 > External Type 2) takes precedence over metric calculations.
In OSPF path selection, routes are evaluated according to a strict order of preference: Intra-area (O) > Inter-area (O IA) > External Type 1 (O E1) > External Type 2 (O E2). Because an Inter-area (O IA) route exists, OSPF selects it immediately over any External routes (E1 or E2), regardless of whether the external routes have lower metric costs.
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OSPF Route Selection Hierarchy (Path Type Precedence)