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will need to upgrade their networks even if they are generally underutilized. Similar
to Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol, PEFT-enabled switches make packet
forwarding decisions independently based on link weight on a hop-by-hop basis. However,
PEFT splits traffic along all possible paths, but penalizes longer paths
exponentially. The protocol has two key components: It uses a link-weight
optimization algorithm to compute optimal link weights for a given Star Student Project and then link-state
routing computes and splits traffic flows according to the resulting link
weights.