Chapter 6. Routing Information Protocol

This chapter provides an overview of the Routing Information Protocol (RIP), including the following topics:

Overview of RIP This section discusses RIP's basic functions, its limitations, and the algorithm it uses.

Introduction to the distance vector protocol In this section, we explain the algorithm based on Bellman Ford, and explore how the algorithm is executed, and how information is passed along the path.

Fundamentals of RIP operation This section explains the basics of RIP, how routes are calculated, and how information is propagated.

Discontiguous networks In this section, we discuss disconnected networks and how RIP behaves when parts of a major network are disconnected, and we offer suggestions ...

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