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Re: OSPF vs IS-IS


From: "Justin M. Streiner" <streiner () cluebyfour org>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:58:14 -0400 (EDT)

On Wed, 17 Aug 2011, Randy Bush wrote:

What would you rather rely on at 3am in the morning when things are
breaking?  Someone who has just learned IS-IS or someone who already
has good experience with OSPF?

what would you rather rely on at three in the morning when things are
breaking, someone who has just learned OSPF or someone who already
has good experience with IS-IS?

this seems a silly reversal until you realize that OSPF is significantly
more complex and thus harder.

And if the person who is involved at 3 AM is well versed in OSPF, this all becomes a non-issue.

jms


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