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Dynamic routing

Dynamic routing

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Dynamic routing

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- [Narrator] Dynamic routing uses various protocols to automatically find and reroute traffic based on speed and reliability for both internal and external networks. This creates faster connections because the protocol will weigh the speed differences between various connections. If one connection is going to go directly at 10 megabits per second, but another goes two hops at 20 megabits per second, the protocol is going to figure out which is the fastest way to go. It also creates more uptime for users because it can sense when a connection is down and it's going to attempt to reroute that connection to one that's up. Let's take a look at some of the more popular dynamic routing protocols. And I'll start with OSPF, which stands for open shortest path first. Right now it is the most popular dynamic routing protocol. It's an open protocol so that anyone can use it, whether it's a router or server operating system,…

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