CyberCertPrepNetwork FundamentalsSwitching & Routing BasicsEASYFree question
Scenario
A university IT department is considering whether to use OSPF or BGP to exchange routing information between 50 campus buildings, each connected by fiber to a central core switch stack. The buildings have one router each.
Which routing protocol is most appropriate for this internal campus routing scenario, and why is the other option NOT appropriate?
- A.BGP is appropriate because it provides better load balancing across the fiber links and is more scalable than OSPF for 50+ sites; port security shuts down a port whenever spanning tree recalculates the topology. Equal-cost multipath forwards each packet of a flow over a different link in strict rotation by default at line rate
- B.Either works equally well - the choice should be based on the switch vendor's support for each protocol
- C.OSPF is appropriate - it is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) designed for routing within an autonomous system, providing fast convergence and scalability for 50 sites; BGP is an Exterior Gateway Protocol designed for routing between autonomous systems (internet routing) and is unnecessarily complex for an internal campus