What is RoutingInformation Protocol? RIP (Routing Information Protocol) is a distance vector
routing protocol. It is also known as IGP (Interior Gateway Protocol) used
within AS (Autonomous System).
Here Distance is Hop
counts (Or) Metric Value & Vector is Direction (In which the data is set to
travel)
RIP is a standardized Distance Vector protocol, designed for use on smaller
networks. RIP was one of the first true Distance Vector routing protocols,
and is supported on a wide variety of systems.
RIP adheres to the following Distance Vector characteristics:
• RIP sends out periodic routing updates (every 30 seconds)
• RIP sends out the full routing table every periodic update
• RIP uses a form of distance as its metric (in this case, hopcount)
• RIP uses the Bellman-Ford Distance Vector algorithm to determine
the best “path” to a particular destination
Other characteristics of RIP include:
• RIP supports IP and IPX routing.
• RIP utilizes UDP port 520
• RIP routes have an administrative distance of 120.
• RIP has a maximum hop count of 15 hops.
Any network that is 16 hops away or more is considered unreachable to RIP,
thus the maximum diameter of the network is 15 hops. A metric of 16 hops
in RIP is considered a poison route or infinity metric.
If multiple paths exist to a particular destination, RIP will load balance
between those paths (by default, up to 4) only if the metric (hopcount) is
equal. RIP uses a round-robin system of load-balancing between equal
metric routes, which can lead to pinhole congestion.
RIP is a standardized Distance Vector protocol, designed for use on smaller
networks. RIP was one of the first true Distance Vector routing protocols,
and is supported on a wide variety of systems.
RIP adheres to the following Distance Vector characteristics:
• RIP sends out periodic routing updates (every 30 seconds)
• RIP sends out the full routing table every periodic update
• RIP uses a form of distance as its metric (in this case, hopcount)
• RIP uses the Bellman-Ford Distance Vector algorithm to determine
the best “path” to a particular destination
Other characteristics of RIP include:
• RIP supports IP and IPX routing.
• RIP utilizes UDP port 520
• RIP routes have an administrative distance of 120.
• RIP has a maximum hop count of 15 hops.
Any network that is 16 hops away or more is considered unreachable to RIP,
thus the maximum diameter of the network is 15 hops. A metric of 16 hops
in RIP is considered a poison route or infinity metric.
If multiple paths exist to a particular destination, RIP will load balance
between those paths (by default, up to 4) only if the metric (hopcount) is
equal. RIP uses a round-robin system of load-balancing between equal
metric routes, which can lead to pinhole congestion.
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