PREVIEW OF THE ROUTING PROTOCOLS

Public and private internets have implemented a number of routing protocols, some of which have become international standards. Table 1-1 summarizes those protocols that will be explained in this book.

Table 1-1. Routing Protocols
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

Intended for use on broadcast LANs

Widely used today, with several variations

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

Designed to overcome limitations of RIP, and others

Widely used today

Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)

Designed by Digital, and part of OSI (similar to OSPF)

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

Overcomes some of the limitations of EGP

Preferred protocol between ASPs

Interdomain Routing Protocol (IDRP)

An OSI-based protocol

Private Network-to-Network ...

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