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link-state algorithm (LSA)

Also known as Dijkstra algorithm, LSAs allow each router to broadcast or multicast network route cost information concerning its neighbors to every node in the internetwork. LSA routing protocols provide a consistent network view across all routers, and are thus not vulnerable to routing loops.

Related Terms:

IGP
LSA
Packet
routed protocol
routing protocol
routing table

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