Which algorithm does OSPF use to calculate the shortest path to each destination?

Dijkstra's Shortest Path First (SPF) algorithm

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) algorithm

A network engineer is troubleshooting an OSPF adjacency between two Dell PowerSwitch routers. The neighbor state is stuck in ExStart. The engineer confirms both routers have matching OSPF router IDs, area IDs, and network types. Which OSPF packet type is most likely being exchanged incorrectly, causing the adjacency to remain in ExStart?

Link-State Request (LSR) packets

Link-State Acknowledgment (LSAck) packets

Database Description (DBD) packets

What is the primary factor that makes OSPF converge faster than distance-vector protocols like RIP?

OSPF uses triggered updates and immediate SPF recalculation, while RIP uses periodic full routing table updates.

OSPF does not require neighbor adjacencies, so changes propagate instantly.

OSPF uses a higher Hello interval than RIP, allowing faster neighbor detection.

OSPF uses a single routing table that is shared among all routers.

Which OSPF packet type is used by a router to request specific missing link-state advertisements from a neighbor?

Link-State Acknowledgment (LSAck)

An OSPF network has an NSSA area. An ASBR inside the NSSA redistributes external routes into OSPF. Which LSA type does the ASBR generate, and how is it translated when it reaches the backbone?

Type 1 LSA, which is flooded only within the NSSA.

Type 3 LSA, which is summarized by the ABR.

Type 7 LSA, which is translated to Type 5 by the ABR when it leaves the NSSA.

Type 5 LSA, which is flooded throughout the OSPF domain.

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A network engineer is troubleshooting an OSPF adjacency between two Dell PowerSwitch routers. The neighbor state is stuck in ExStart. The engineer confirms both routers have matching OSPF router IDs, area IDs, and network types. Which OSPF packet type is most likely being exchanged incorrectly, causing the adjacency to remain in ExStart?
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What is the primary factor that makes OSPF converge faster than distance-vector protocols like RIP?
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Which OSPF packet type is used by a router to request specific missing link-state advertisements from a neighbor?
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An OSPF network has an NSSA area. An ASBR inside the NSSA redistributes external routes into OSPF. Which LSA type does the ASBR generate, and how is it translated when it reaches the backbone?
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