Also I recall there is a way to modify the "cost" formula
(10^8/bandwidth)
>>>Brian
>From: "Richard Gallagher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: "Richard Gallagher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Phil Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, cisco GroupStudy
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: OSPF cost and scalability to Gigabit ?
>Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 16:57:09 +0100
>
>Phil,
>
>With regards to your question on the cost of GigE interface, it is "1".
>Here is
>an output from one of our routers:
>
>GigabitEthernet5/2 is down, line protocol is down
> Internet Address 10.99.99.1/16, Area 0
> Process ID 666, Router ID 111.3.0.1, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 1
><<---
> Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State DOWN, Priority 1
> No designated router on this network
> No backup designated router on this network
> Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
>
>Rich
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>On Jan 27, 4:53pm, Phil Barker wrote:
> > Subject: Re: OSPF cost and scalability to Gigabit ?
> > Found it ...
> >
> >
>http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios120/12cgcr/np1_c/1cprt1/1cospf.htm#6793
> >
> > Phil.
> > --- Phil Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >
> > Hi Group,
> > > Just been studying OSPF this week and have come
> > > accross the 'Cost' metric as being 10^8/bandwidth
> > > bps
> > > post 11.3 (bandwidth configured on the interface).
> > >
> > > My question is : Using the above equation 10 Meg
> > > Ethernet The Cost is 10 i.e 10^8/10^7.
> > > It then follows that 100 Mbit Eth The Cost is 1 !!!
> > >
> > > So it would follow that the cost of 1 Gig interface
> > > would be 0.1 ???
> > >
> > > I only have 11.2 in my lab currently and the 'ip
> > > ospf
> > > cost' parameter is an integer 16 bit value i.e range
> > > is 1 - 65535.
> > >
> > > Has this parameter changed in a later version of IOS
> > > ?
> > >
> > > Checked Cisco but cannot find relevant info.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Phil.
> > >
> > >
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