OSPF vs IS-IS

Wed Aug 17 14:05:36 UTC 2011

On Aug 17, 2011 6:58 AM, "Justin M. Streiner" <streiner at cluebyfour.org>
wrote:
>
> 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.
>

And if the person at 3am ..... no.

What's sad is that there are only 2 real options and they are both imperfect
yet there is really no innovation I know of going on in this area

Cb

> jms
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