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Open Shortest Path First
A
link-state, hierarchical Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) routing algorithm
proposed as a successor to Routing Information Protocol (RIP) in the Internet
community. OSPF features include least-cost routing, multipath routing, and
load balancing. OSPF was derived from an early version of the Intermediate
System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) protocol. See also Enhanced IGRP, IGP,
IGRP, IS-IS, and RIP.
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