Overview of RIP
RIP is a distance vector protocol that uses the Bellman Ford algorithm to compute the shortest route to the destination. RIP was originally designed for Xerox PARC and was used in Xerox Network Systems (XNS). It then became associated with TCP/IP and the UNIX system. The protocol is one of the first dynamic routing protocols used in the Internet. It was developed as a method of passing reachability information between routers and hosts.
Each entry in a RIP table contains a variety of information, including the ultimate destination, the next hop toward the destination, and the metric to reach the destination. The metric indicates the distance in number of hops to the destination. RIP maintains the best route to the destination, ...
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