Testing of the Route Explorer and Route Dynamics systems was performed at the University of Hawaii’s Advanced Network Computing Lab with the cooperation of the university’s Information Technology Services. The university’s network served as the backbone
OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) area.
In a nutshell, an OSPF area is a logical grouping of routers. Dividing a network into areas reduces the load on the routers
in the network. I did create a second area as well, to allow the devices to form connections the requisite number of OSPF
areas.
The connection to the university’s network was via a Cisco switch. The connection to my OSPF area was via an Extreme Networks
switch. I used the respective included software for each unit to interface with the test unit. My tests were focused on the
appliances’ usability and network monitoring and mapping features.
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