Brief Comparison of Routing Protocols
- By Huzaifah Ahmad
- Published 02/13/2009
Huzaifah Ahmad
I am currently working as a Senior Field Consultant. I started my professional career in 1999 in India. In the year 1999 I decided to transition from the Retail Industry to hard core Information Technology, which was always my strength and desire. I realised my strengths and keen interest when I worked on Dbase III Plus a few years back but due to various constraints I could not pursue my career at that point in time. I have worked in various capacities in the fields of Software Technology, as Systems administrator, Systems Support Engineer, Implementations Engineer and Senior Implementation Engineer. Currently, I am based as Senior Field Consultant for a Microsoft Gold Partner in Oxford, U.K.
I am certified in various disciplines
CCIE # 23368
CCNP
CCNA
CCA
MCSE NT, 2k & 2k3
MCSA 2k & 2k3
MCSE 2k & 2k3 (Messaging & Security)
MCSA 2k & 2k3 (Messaging & Security)
I devote my free time to the technology communities. I believe knowledge grows by sharing and I love to share my knowledge. I believe it is important to be passionate and really enjoy whatever you do. I am also the founder and maintain Ahmedgroup (http://www.ahmedgroup.co.uk)
I was going through my old CCNA & CCNP notes and I decided these should be uploaded online so it can help anyone who needs it.
They are of course no the best notes but it is my little contribution to the community and if it can help that's great!!!
Let me know if you find this information helpful as it gives me the encouragement to post more and more. :)
A brief comparison Chart of Routing Protocols !!!
Routing Information Protocol ( RIP v1 & RIP v2 )
Open Shortest Path First ( OSPF )
Enhanced Interior Gateway Protocol ( EIGRP )
Border Gateway Protocol ( BGP )
| Routing Protocol | Administrative Distance (AD) | Metric | Protocol Type | Auto Summary | Manual Summary | Discontigious Networks | VLSM | Classfull | Classless | |
| RIP v1 | 120 | HOP Count | Distance Vector | Yes | NO | NO | NO | Yes | NO | |
| RIP v2 | 120 | HOP Count | Distance Vector | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NO | Yes | |
| OSPF | 110 | Cost | Link State | NO | Yes | Yes | Yes | NO | Yes | |
| IS-IS | 115 | Cost | Link State | NO | Yes | Yes | Yes | NO | Yes | |
| EIGRP | Internal | 90 | B + D + R + L | Distance Vector | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NO | Yes |
| External | 170 | B + D + R + L | Distance Vector | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NO | Yes | |
| BGP | EBGP | 20 | Multi Exit Discriminator (MED) | Path Vector | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NO | Yes |
| IBGP | 200 | Multi Exit Discriminator (MED) | Path Vector | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NO | Yes | |