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Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 5.0(3)U2(2)
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CONTENTS
New and Changed Information xix
Preface xxi
Audience xxi
Supported Switches xxi
Cisco Nexus 3000 Platform Switches xxi
Organization xxii
Document Conventions xxiii
Related Documentation xxiv
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xxiv
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CHAPTER 1 Overview 1-1
Information About Layer 3 Unicast Routing 1-1
Routing Fundamentals 1-2
Packet Switching 1-2
Routing Metrics 1-3
Path Length 1-4
Reliability 1-4
Routing Delay 1-4
Bandwidth 1-4
Load 1-4
Communication Cost 1-4
Router IDs 1-5
Autonomous Systems 1-5
Convergence 1-6
Load Balancing and Equal Cost Multipath 1-6
Route Redistribution 1-6
Administrative Distance 1-7
Stub Routing 1-7
Routing Algorithms 1-8
Static Routes and Dynamic Routing Protocols 1-8
Interior and Exterior Gateway Protocols 1-8
Distance Vector Protocols 1-9