link state

noun

A class of routing protocol based on sending local status updates to every node in the network.

“A link-state protocol can quickly update the network to route around failure.”

Opposite
distance vector
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Meanings

noun

alternative link-state

  1. computingA class of routing protocol based on sending local status updates to every node in the network.

    A link-state protocol can quickly update the network to route around failure.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
distance vector
Cite this entry
APA

link state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/link%20state

MLA

“link state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/link%20state. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “link state,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/link%20state.

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