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n |
Routes
not included in packet headers
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n |
Nodes
maintain routing tables containing entries only for
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routes
that are in active use
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At
most one next-hop per destination maintained at each
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node
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Other
protocols may maintain several routes for a single
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destination
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n |
Unused
routes expire even if topology does not change
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