06-01-2017
05:18 AM
- last edited on
03-05-2019
08:38 AM
by
NikolaIvanov
Hello
I have six routers in full mesh and I have another six routers in Ring topology. OSPF runs on this routers.
What advantages and disadvantages do each design have? Where can I find this information?
Thank you
06-01-2017 09:58 AM
Hi
Full mesh is better topology than Ring, you will have full high availability (redundancy), reliability, security, etc but it is very expensive and a misunderstanding of the network could create loops or problems into the network.
Ring topology is easy to implement but i could have size restriction, if a device fails it could affect the entire topology or traffic computation, the traffic usually follow a same direction.
My personal suggestion is use partial mesh topology.
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06-02-2017 02:27 AM
ОК,
But what do you think about work of OSPF protocol. Which topology more applicable for OSPF and why?
06-02-2017 05:19 AM
Hi Sergey,
OSPF can be used on both topologies, of course Ring will not so complex than full mesh.
In my personal opinion I select Full mesh, but you need to deploy a good OSPF implementation.
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