, OSPF bases its metric by default on link bandwidth, so that OSPF makes a better choice than simply relying on the router hop-count metric used by RIP. But OSPF uses much different internal logic, being a link-state routing protocol rather than a distance vector protocol.
What is OSPF hop count?
Hop count is the metric that RIP uses and the hop limit limits the network size that RIP can support. OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is the most widely used IGP (Interior Gateway Protocol) large enterprise networks.
Which protocol uses the hop count metric?
RIP. RIP (Routing Information Protocol) is a distance vector routing protocol that uses hop count as its metric.
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