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Link-state Protocol Dynamics
Network events are visible everywhere
Main assumption for stationary networks:
Network change is temporary
Topology stabilizes within finite T
For each node:
Rinp—input update rate (network event frequency)
Rprc—update process rate
Long-term convergence condition:
Rprc >> Rinp
What if (Rprc < Rinp) ???
Micro bursts are buffered by queues
Short-term (normal for stat. nets): update drops, rexmit, convergence
Long-term/permanent: net never converges, CPU upgrade needed
Rprc = f (proto design, CPU, implementation)
Rinp = f (proto design, network)
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