1 | IS-IS |
2 | based on work done at Digital for DECnet Phase V |
3 | originally developed for CLNP (Connection-Less Network Protocol), then extended to IP (Integrated IS-IS) |
4 | ISO 10589 - specification of IS-IS |
5 | link-state hierarchical routing protocol |
6 | IS-IS packets have complex structure (hello packets, link-state packets, sequence number packets) |
7 | link-state update messages - ISs learn the network topology |
8 | IS-IS distinguishes between Level 1 and Level 2 ISs |
9 | default single metric assigned by an administrator (max path value 1024); optional metrics: delay, expense and error; IS-IS uses these metrics to compute routes through the network. |