The BDR will become the DR if the DR goes down. It
will stay the DR even_if_ the original DR comes back
online. Point to point links down have the option of
DR/BDR.

--- Gopinath Pulyankote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>  Could someone explain what is master/slave
> relationship during DBD
> exchange. My understanding is that since DR is the
> Router with the highest
> priority value, it will always be the master. So why
> have this definition ?
> Or is it only used on Point-to-Point links, which
> don't elect DR & BDR?
> TIA
> Gopinath
> 
> 
> 
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