[81658] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: OSPF -vs- ISIS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Manav Bhatia)
Wed Jun 22 23:52:59 2005
From: "Manav Bhatia" <manav@riverstonenet.com>
To: "'Dan Evans'" <pzdevans@gmail.com>, <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:21:01 +0530
In-Reply-To: <677ac06c05062107041a5bd340@mail.gmail.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
Hi Daniel,
We wrote a draft some time back comparing the two protocols ISIS and OSPF.
It should address some of your doubts and concerns.
Here's a pointer to my local copy:
http://geocities.com/mnvbhatia/draft-bhatia-manral-diff-isis-ospf-00.txt
Thanks,
Manav
!> -----Original Message-----
!> From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]
!> On Behalf Of Dan Evans
!> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 7:35 PM
!> To: nanog@merit.edu
!> Subject: OSPF -vs- ISIS
!>
!>
!> All,
!>
!> Can anyone point me to information on what the top N service
!> providers
!> are using for their IGP? I'm trying to build a case for
!> switching from
!> OSPF to IS-IS. Those on this list who are currently running IS-IS, do
!> you find better scalability and stability running IS-IS than OSPF? I
!> understand that this question is a lot more complex than a simple yes
!> or no since factors like design and routing policy will certainly
!> affect the protocols behavior.
!>
!> Any insights or experiences that you can share would be most helpful.
!>
!> Thanks,
!>
!> Daniel Evans
!> Alltel Communications
!>
!>
