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Thereof, is OSPF a link state or distance vector routing protocol?

Although OSPF operates as a link-staterouting protocol within an area, its behavior between areas ispredominantly distance vector.

Beside above, what is the difference between link state and distance vector routing protocols? The prior difference between Distance vector andlink state routing is that in distance vector routingthe router share the knowledge of the entire autonomoussystem whereas in link state routing the router sharethe knowledge of only their neighbour routers in theautonomous system.

Also, why OSPF is called link state routing protocol?

The OSPF protocol is a link-staterouting protocol, which means that the routers exchangetopology information with their nearest neighbors. The topologyinformation is flooded throughout the AS, so that everyrouter within the AS has a complete picture of the topologyof the AS.

Is Eigrp a link state or a distance vector routing protocol?

While EIGRP is an advanced routingprotocol that combines many of the features of bothlink-state and distance-vector routingprotocols, EIGRP's DUAL algorithm contains manyfeatures which make it more of a distance vector routingprotocol than a link-state routingprotocol.