During a Network Design Review, It Is Recommended That the Network

question 571

Multiple Choice

During a network design review, it is recommended that the network with a single large area should be broken up into a backbone and multiple nonbackbone areas. There are differing opinions on how many ABRs are needed for each area for redundancy. What would be the impact of having additional ABRs per area?

• A) There is no impact to increasing the number of ABRs.
• B) The SPF calculations are more complex.
• C) The number of externals and network summaries are increased.
• D) The size of the FIB is increased.

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