1 | Link-state routing protocol from Novell designed to overcome some of the limitations associated with the IPX RIP and Service Advertisement Protocol (SAP) |
2 | Based on OSI IS-IS |
3 | Better efficiency, scalability, routing than IPX RIP |
4 | Backwards compatible with RIP |
5 | NLSP-based routers store a complete map of the network |
6 | Routing information is exchanged only when topology changes |