Cisco Router Configuration Handbook, Second Edition

Chapter 6. IP Routing Protocols

This chapter presents background and configuration information on the following IP routing protocols:

• 6-1: Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

• 6-2: Routing Information Protocol (RIP) for IPv6

• 6-3: Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

• 6-4: Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) for IPv6

• 6-5: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

• 6-6: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Version 3 (IPv6)

• 6-7 Integrated IS-IS

• 6-8: Integrated IS-IS for IPv6

• 6-9: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

• 6-10: Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for IPv6

6-1 Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

• RIP is a distance vector routing protocol that uses hop count as its metric.

• RIP has two versions: RIP Version ...