Which two routing protocols allow for unequal cost load balancing? (Choose two.)
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A. B. C. D. E.AC.
The correct answers for this question are A) EIGRP and D) OSPF.
Unequal cost load balancing is a feature that allows traffic to be distributed across unequal-cost paths to the same destination, which can increase network utilization and improve overall performance.
EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) and OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) are two routing protocols that support unequal cost load balancing.
In EIGRP, unequal cost load balancing can be achieved by adjusting the "variance" parameter, which is a multiplier that determines the maximum metric of a feasible successor. The feasible successor is a backup route that meets the feasibility condition, which means its reported distance (the sum of the metric from the successor router and the advertised distance to the destination) is less than the current best path's metric. By default, EIGRP only considers successors with the same metric as the best path, but by increasing the variance, EIGRP can include feasible successors with higher metrics.
In OSPF, unequal cost load balancing can be achieved by enabling the "variance" command, which allows OSPF to use paths with metrics that are up to a certain multiple of the best path's metric. For example, if the variance is set to 2, OSPF can use paths with a metric that is up to twice the metric of the best path.
IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) and BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) do not support unequal cost load balancing.
RIPng (Routing Information Protocol next generation) is a distance-vector routing protocol that does not support unequal cost load balancing.