Chapter 4. Design Fundamentals

The Art of Strategy: “Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its flow...they have form but are formless. They are skilled in both planning and adapting and need not fear the result of a thousand battles; for they win in advance, defeating those that have already lost.”

—Sun Tzu, Chinese warrior and philosopher, 100 B.C.

The chapter opening quote is clear evidence that thousands of years ago Sun-Tzu foresaw the Internet and the need to conduct effective network design. This chapter covers a variety of subjects relating to designing OSPF networks. The foundation of understanding the purpose for using OSPF and its operation ...

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