Chapter 4. EIGRP

EIGRP Overview

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) is a Cisco proprietary, advanced distance vector, classless routing protocol that uses a composite metric based on multiple factors. The following are some features of EIGRP:

Image Fast convergence.

Image Partial updates conserve network bandwidth.

Image Runs directly over IP, using protocol number 88.

Support for all Layer 2 (data link layer) protocols and topologies.

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