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Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, NX-OS Release 5.0(3)U1(1)
CONTENTS
Preface xix
Audience xix
Supported Switches xix
Cisco Nexus 3000 Platform Switches xix
Organization xx
Document Conventions xxi
Related Documentation xxii
Release Notes xxii
Configuration Guides xxii
Maintain and Operate Guides xxii
Installation and Upgrade Guides xxii
Licensing Guide xxii
Command References xxii
Technical References xxiii
Error and System Messages xxiii
Troubleshooting Guide xxiii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xxiii
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