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4.1.5. Metric

The metric determines the best path when multiple routes exist via the same routing protocol. Lower metric = preferred.

ProtocolMetric Based On
RIPHop count
OSPFCost (bandwidth-based)
EIGRPBandwidth + delay (composite)