EIGRP metrics are based on which of the following pairs?

EIGRP metrics are based on which of the following pairs?

• A. Hop Count and Reliability
• B. Delay and Load
• C. Bandwidth and Delay
• D. Cost and Bandwidth

Answer: (C)

EIGRP’s route decision uses a composite metric that reflects path speed and latency, not just the number of hops. The two main factors are the bandwidth of the path and the delay along the path. Bandwidth considers the slowest link on the route (the minimum bandwidth), while delay accumulates the per-link delays along the entire path. With the typical default weighting, these two factors are combined to produce the metric, so paths with higher bandwidth and lower total delay are preferred. This is why bandwidth and delay are the components that define the EIGRP metric.

EIGRP’s route decision uses a composite metric that reflects path speed and latency, not just the number of hops. The two main factors are the bandwidth of the path and the delay along the path. Bandwidth considers the slowest link on the route (the minimum bandwidth), while delay accumulates the per-link delays along the entire path. With the typical default weighting, these two factors are combined to produce the metric, so paths with higher bandwidth and lower total delay are preferred. This is why bandwidth and delay are the components that define the EIGRP metric.