Term
Routing protocol (def)
AKA routable protocol |
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Definition
| This category of protocols transports routed protocols and determine the best path to a destination network. |
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Term
| Nonroutable protocol (def) |
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Definition
| This type of protocol is not routed beyond the broadcast domain (subnet) via OSI layer 3 (Network). They use the Link layer (layer 2): Example: ARP |
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Term
| Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) |
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Definition
| Most commonly used exterior gateway protocol (EGP) |
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Term
| Exterior gateway protocol (EGP) |
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Definition
| A routing protocol, it is most commonly used to route traffic from a router to the ISP; this exchange is crucial for communications across the Internet. |
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Term
| Routing information Protocol (RIP) |
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Definition
| An interior gateway protocol; obselete (OR nearly so) |
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| Intermediate system to intermediate system (IS-IS) |
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Definition
| Routing protocol; falls into the group of interior routing protocols (IGP), operating within a single autonomous system (AS); arguably the most widely used interior gateway protocol (IGP). |
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Term
| Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) |
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Definition
| It uses a link state routing algorithm and falls into the group of interior routing protocols (IGP), operating within a single autonomous system (AS); widely used interior gateway protocol (IGP) |
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Definition
| One of the two main routed protocols. The other is IPX. |
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Term
| Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) |
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Definition
| One of the two main routed protocols. The other is IP. |
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Term
| Netbios-Network Basic Input/Output System |
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Definition
| An unroutable protocol, it provides services related to the session layer of the OSI model allowing applications on separate computers to communicate over a local area network. |
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Term
| Interior Gateway Protocol |
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Definition
| Type of routing protocol, used for exchanging routing information between gateways (commonly routers) within an Autonomous System (AS); Examples are OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, RIP (obselete) |
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Definition
| This protocol contains source and destination network and host addresses, in the form of logical addresses, to enable network devices to move data from its source host and network to the destination network and host. Example: IP (Layer 3 of the OSI model) |
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