Routing Protocols RIP, OSPF, BGP
Routing Protocols RIP, OSPF, BGP
Hierarchical routing
Internet = network of networks
Each network admin may want to control routing in its own
routing network.
Hierarchical routing solves
Scale problems.
Administrative autonomy.
Routing Protocols RIP, OSPF, BGP
Dynamic protocols
Sharing neighborhood information
Use different metrics.
RIP (one hop count, how many networks a packet crosses), Networks are treated equally
BGP (depend on the policy, set by administrator)
OSPF (TOS, minimize delay, maximize throughput)
Routing Information Protocol RFC 1058
Receive a RIP message (a response)
Add one hop for each advertised dest
Repeat
If (dest not in routing table)
Add the advertised info to the
table
Else
If (next-hop is the same)
Replace with the
advertised one
Else
If (advertised hop count <
one in the table)
Replace entry in the
routing table
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Distance vector algorithm (Bellman-Ford)
Sharing knowledge about the entire AS
Shares only with neighbors
Shares at regular intervals (different from DVA)
Initializing and Updating Routing Table
Command: 8 bits
Request (1), reply (2)
Version: 1 or 2
Family: of protocol used for
TCP/IP it is 2
Network address : 32 bytes
Distance: hop count from the
advertising router to the
destination network
Triggered Updates
Split Horizons
Poison reverse
Border Gateway Protocol (RFC 1771)
Based on the path vector routing.
Distance-vector protocol not preferred for inter-AS routing (exterior routing
protocol)
Assumes all routers have a common distance metrics to judge route preferences.
If routers have different meanings of a metric, it may not be possible to create stable, loop
free routes.
A given AS may have different priorities from another AS.
Gives no information about the ASs that will be visited.
Link-state routing protocol
Different metrics.
Flooding is not realistic.
Path vector routing
No metrics,
Information about which networks can be reached by a given router and ASs to be
crossed.
Differs from DVA
Path vector approach does not include a distance or cost estimate
Lists all of the ASs visited to reach destination network.
BGP (continued)
Network Link
Router Link
OSPF (LSA cont.)
External Link
Shortest Path Calculation
Types of OSPF packets and header format
Link State Update Packet
A router link example
LSA header not covered
Refer to RFC 1247
A Network Link Example
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