
Configuring DECnet Services
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Figure 1-4. Least-Cost Path to a Destination
Forwarding Process
When a router receives a packet, it examines the destination address contained in
the packet header to determine whether to route the packet locally (intra-area) or
forward it to another destination (interarea).
Table 1-1
shows how the router forwards a packet, based on the destination
address in the packet header and whether the router is configured for Level 1 Only
routing or Level 1 and Level 2 routing.
5
10 10
EN
5
2
10
Router A wants to route a packet to the end node. Three different paths are available.
Router A forwards the packet along path choice 3 because it has the lowest Total Path Cost (12).
Path Choice Path Length Path Cost
A to B, B to EN 2 hops 20
A to D, D to EN 2 hops 15
A to C, C to D, D to EN 3 hops 12
B
DC
C
Router
End Node
Key
DEC0004A
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