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split horizon

noun

Etymology

From split + horizon.

  1. derived from ὁρίζων
  2. derived from horizōn
  3. derived from orisonte
  4. derived from horizon
  5. inherited from orisonte
  6. compounded as split horizon — “split + horizon”

Definitions

  1. A method of preventing routing loops in distance-vector routing protocols by prohibiting…

    A method of preventing routing loops in distance-vector routing protocols by prohibiting a router from advertising a route back onto the interface from which it was learned.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for split horizon. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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