[c-nsp] ospf auto-cost reference-bandwidth on modern gigabit networks

Mark Tinka mark.tinka at seacom.mu
Thu Apr 30 05:59:26 EDT 2020



On 30/Apr/20 11:39, Saku Ytti wrote:

> I think an interesting exercise is, why don't we see BW based ISIS
> topologies, but we do see OSPF? I think it is status quo bias, because
> vendors offer OSPF with this default, is must make sense.

Your basis (bandwidth, latency, function, e.t.c.) is just an arbitrary
concept that you can develop for yourself.

That a "reference-bandwidth" command does not exist in IS-IS doesn't
mean anything. You're welcome not to use it in OSPF too :-).

Mark.


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