On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Thuo Wilson via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Good!
Clearly there is no winner between ISIS and OSPF. OSPF however in my opinion has really advanced over the years and its a protocol that will [reign] for many years.
Since the IETF Routing area WG is still active. Maybe a more advance IGP will come along ... who knows :)
Therefore i will stick to OSPF as my preferred and ISIS in-case someone asks me to. Wait till EIGRP [now that cisco decided to open it since 2013] is shipped with all/modt devices, think ISIS will be obsolete - i might be wrong you know. Problem is will companies invest in developing the protocol within their devices?
My suggestion is understand the concept of link state protocols and how they work in relation to path vector protocols. Once you have that mastered, you can pretty much implement any IGP/EGP on any vendor within a short while of understanding their syntax and implementation approach. These don't take too long. For instance, read up on a routing daemon called BIRD which supports BGP Multi-Rib,- where each peer has their own RIB. So much fun so little time.
Now i know am not the only one who felt its a matter of choice/preference.
Let me reiterate it once again. For now it is still a matter of preference/choice. However, in the days ahead as connectivity matures and end users demand more features, the IGP will be largely influenced by your implementation use cases. That time is not too far ahead - so keep researching.
Asanteni sana.
Karibu and thank you for engaging us on this topic. Regards, Michuki.