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<br/>Level 1 Routers are referred to as '''Intra-area Routers''' | <br/>Level 1 Routers are referred to as '''Intra-area Routers''' | ||
== Level 2 Routing == | == Level 2 Routing == | ||
| − | A Level 2 Router routes between areas and are referred to as Backbone Routers. The backbone must be contiguous because all Level 2 Routers share the same Link-State Database. If the backbone is fractured Routing information will not be the same on all Level 2 Routers. | + | A Level 2 Router routes between areas and are referred to as Backbone Routers. The backbone must be contiguous because all Level 2 Routers share the same Link-State Database which contain prefixes from all areas. If the backbone is fractured Routing information will not be the same on all Level 2 Routers. |
<br/>Level 2 Routers are referred to as '''Inter-area Routers''' | <br/>Level 2 Routers are referred to as '''Inter-area Routers''' | ||
== Level 1-2 Routers == | == Level 1-2 Routers == | ||
| − | The Level 1-2 Router has both the Level 1 Link-state database containing information about the area in which it participates and Level 2 Link-state database | + | The Level 1-2 Router has both the Level 1 Link-state database containing information about the area in which it participates and Level 2 Link-state database containing information about all areas. |
| + | [[Image:isis1.png|thumb|none|500px| Areas and backbone Routers example]] | ||
| + | [[Image:isis2.png|thumb|none|500px| A contiguous IS-IS Backbone example]] | ||
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[[category:Network]][[Category:Cisco]] | [[category:Network]][[Category:Cisco]] | ||
Revision as of 09:05, 24 March 2009
Contents
Intermediate-System to Intermediate-System
IS-IS is a link state Routing protocol which are also used in IP network. Here it is called integrated IS-IS. IS-IS is often used by providers as an IGP.
Level 1 Routing
A level 1 Router only knows about the area in which it is located. Like a stub Router in OSPF. It has no knowledge of other areas. A level 1 Router only knows a default Route to the nearest level 2 Router if Routing between areas is necessary. Every Level 1 Router in that area has the same link State Database containing information about that area.
Level 1 Routers are referred to as Intra-area Routers
Level 2 Routing
A Level 2 Router routes between areas and are referred to as Backbone Routers. The backbone must be contiguous because all Level 2 Routers share the same Link-State Database which contain prefixes from all areas. If the backbone is fractured Routing information will not be the same on all Level 2 Routers.
Level 2 Routers are referred to as Inter-area Routers
Level 1-2 Routers
The Level 1-2 Router has both the Level 1 Link-state database containing information about the area in which it participates and Level 2 Link-state database containing information about all areas.
