Which parameter or parameters are used to calculate OSPF cost in Cisco routers?
A.
Bandwidth
B.
Bandwidth and Delay
C.
Bandwidth, Delay, and MTU
D.
Bandwidth, MTU, Reliability, Delay, and Load
Explanation:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_white_paper09186a0080094e9e.shtml#t6OSPF Cost
The cost (also called metric) of an interface in OSPF is an indication of the overhead required to send
packets across a certain interface. The cost of an interface is inversely proportional to the bandwidth
of that interface. A higher bandwidth indicates a lower cost. There is more overhead (higher cost)
and time delays involved in crossing a 56k serial line than crossing a 10M Ethernet line. The formula
used to calculate the cost is: Cost= 10000 0000/bandwidth in bps
For example, it will cost 10 EXP8/10 EXP7 = 10 to cross a 10M Ethernet line and will cost 10
EXP8/1544000 =64 to cross a T1 line. By default, the cost of an interface is calculated based on the
bandwidth; you can force the cost of an interface with the ip ospf cost <value> interface sub
configuration mode command.