[c-nsp] OSPF point-to-point vs dr/bdr

[Stephen Kratzer]

On Wednesday 20 August 2008 12:29:22 sthaug at nethelp.no wrote:
> > Just to add, just in case it isn't obvious from Peters comments, that
> > the neighbor establishment can also be quicker since DR election does
> > not occur.  The wait timer, which is normally 40 seconds, does not need
> > to be used.
>
> These are all good points, and makes me wonder - if it's *known* that an
> Ethernet link will be used as a point to point link between two routers,
> why doesn't everybody configure it explicitly as a point to point link?
> I know we always do...
>
> Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no

The benefit/cost ratio is low. You aren't saving much be eliminating DR/BDR 
election, and it's just one more unnecessary tweak to keep track of. IMHO.

Stephen Kratzer
Network Engineer
CTI Networks, Inc.