CS610 GDB 1 solution and discussion

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A company ABC wants a medium-sized network spread within the city consisting of around 100 LANs in different buildings across the city.

Every building is also divided into several different departments (segments) and all the departments should be connected to ensure real-time communication and data sharing.

The key requirements of the company are:

1. Fast convergence of the network upon adding/removing a new network.

2. Fastest possible delivery of data from source to destination.

As a network administrator, you are required to select the pair of required devices for the network and routing algorithm to fulfill the requirements of the company.

Devices:

Router and Bridge
Repeater and Router
Bridge and Repeater

Algorithms:

Distance Vector Routing Algorithm
Link State Routing

Justify your selection of Devices and Algorithm with solid reasons.