Consider a subnet with 720 routers. If a three-level hierarchy is chosen, with…

2019

Consider a subnet with 720 routers. If a three-level hierarchy is chosen, with eight clusters, each containing 9 regions of 10 routers, then total number of entries in hierarchical table of each router is

  1. A.

    25

  2. B.

    27

  3. C.

    53

  4. D.

    72

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Correct answer: A

Solution:

  • Number of other clusters = total clusters - 1 = 8 - 1 = 7 (one aggregated entry for each other cluster).

  • Number of other regions in the same cluster = regions per cluster - 1 = 9 - 1 = 8 (aggregated entries for other regions within your cluster).

  • Number of routers in your own region = routers per region = 10 (individual entries for local routers).

  • Total entries = 7 + 8 + 10 = 25.

Therefore each router needs 25 entries in its hierarchical table.

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