Re: OSPF DR and BDR election

I don't know where are you reading this, but I thought that there is
only BDR election process. Once you are BDR, then you can jump to DR if
the current DR fails.

So that is why, I guess. You don't opt, you have no choice :)
-Carlos

vishal bhugra @ 20/02/2014 20:28 -0300 dixit:
> Hello Experts
>
> While going through the DR and BDR election process. I gone through a line
> wherein during the process of election the router will segregate the list
> of routers who have mentioned themselves as BDR and those who have
> mentioned themselves as DR.
>
> After segregation out of the list of BDR, the elected BDR will be with the
> highest priority and if not then highest Router ID.
>
> Now my question is .. Why would a router will opt himself for BDR and not
> for DR. Or we can say how a router will come to conclusion that it has to
> go for be a BDR not the DR.
>

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