Consider a network of 8 routers connected together to provide more than one path of connectivity between host A and host B at two different locations. In order for these routers to understand the various available paths in the network, they are all running a link state routing protocol. What statement is true about this configuration:Group of answer choicesThe routers will only transmit packets generated by the link-state protocol.The routers will transmit the headers of packets only.The routers will transmit packets with client’s data and packets generated by the link-state protocol.The routers will transmit the payload and checksum fields of packets only.
Question
Consider a network of 8 routers connected together to provide more than one path of connectivity between host A and host B at two different locations. In order for these routers to understand the various available paths in the network, they are all running a link state routing protocol. What statement is true about this configuration:Group of answer choicesThe routers will only transmit packets generated by the link-state protocol.The routers will transmit the headers of packets only.The routers will transmit packets with client’s data and packets generated by the link-state protocol.The routers will transmit the payload and checksum fields of packets only.
Solution
The correct statement about this configuration is: The routers will transmit packets with client’s data and packets generated by the link-state protocol.
Here's why:
In a network running a link-state routing protocol, routers share information about the network topology with each other. This information is shared through packets generated by the link-state protocol. These packets contain information about the state of the links (i.e., the connections between routers) in the network.
However, the primary function of the routers is to transmit client data from one location to another. This data is contained in packets that are separate from the packets generated by the link-state protocol.
Therefore, in this network, the routers will transmit both packets with client’s data and packets generated by the link-state protocol.
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