Re: [babel] babel Digest, Vol 17, Issue 5

Juliusz Chroboczek <jch@irif.fr> Fri, 06 January 2017 17:37 UTC

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> You don't give link-state enough kuddos for convergence speed

Ok, here we go.

With a link state algorithm, given enough CPU, convergence speed is almost
entirely predicated on the speed of LSDB synchronisation.  This gives
link-state protocols a fundamental advantage as far as convergence speed
is concerned, at the cost of greater complexity and lesser robustness than
well-designed distance-vector protocols.

-- Juliusz