>Although, I don't entirely disagree with you I have not had >any luck finding any documents on EIGRP that stated it was not >a "Hybrid Protocol" or did not list enough Link-State qualities to >include it as a partial Link-State Protocol. That is outside of one >document by you. >Rick
Find ONE technical, not marketing or a throwaway line in courseware, definition of what a hybrid protocol is. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Howard C. Berkowitz" >To: "Rick" ; >Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 8:35 PM >Subject: Re: Is IGRP actually supported by other vendors? [7:43994] > > >> At 6:42 PM -0400 5/13/02, Rick wrote: >> >Priscilla, >> >I hate to differ with you on this Hybrid or not but the source says >> >it is considered a Hybrid routing Protocol. check the link for yourself >> >http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/en_igrp.htm >> > >> >I myself am not a fan Lammle, but on this one he is right and you are >wrong >> >and YES I said you are wrong! EIGRP is as much Link-State as it is >Distance >> >Vector. >> >Rick >> >> Abraham Lincoln once asked a fellow, "If you call a horse's tail a >> leg, how many legs does a horse have?" >> >> And the fellow answered "ummm...five." >> >> Lincoln shook his head. "No. Calling a tail a leg does not make it one." >> >> Just looking at the URL above, it's pointing to the introduction to >> internetworking, which is rarely updated and is not infrequently >> misleading or wrong. I suggest you look at current Cisco white >> papers on routing protocols, Garcia-Luna-Alceves' academic paper, any >> number of Networkers presentations, routing discussions in the IETF, >> etc. >> >> No one seriously uses the term hybrid, and there never was a >> technical definition of it. As opposed to Camelot being "one shining >> moment," the use of "hybrid protocol" originated from a bubbling >> cauldron of spin doctoring from marketing, parroting by training, and >> perhaps a dark blessing by Sir Mordred. >> -- >> "What Problem are you trying to solve?" >> ***send Cisco questions to the list, so all can benefit -- not >> directly to me*** >> >**************************************************************************** >**** >> Howard C. Berkowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Chief Technology Officer, GettLab/Gett Communications >http://www.gettlabs.com >> Technical Director, CertificationZone.com http://www.certificationzone.com >> "retired" Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CID) #93005 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=44193&t=43994 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
