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IP Routing
5.
What is split horizon?
Information about a route should not be sent back in the direction from which the original update came.
It splits the traffic when you have a large bus (horizon) physical network.
It holds the regular updates from broadcasting to a downed link.
It prevents regular update messages from reinstating a route that has gone down.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
A split horizon will not advertise a route back to the same router it learned the route from.
Discussion:
1 comments Page 1 of 1.
Phioman said:   8 years ago
What happens if Information about a route is sent back in the direction from which the original update came?
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