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RIP Version 2 Protocol Analysis
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group G. Malkin
Request for Comments: 1387 Xylogics, Inc.
January 1993
RIP Version 2 Protocol Analysis
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is
unlimited.
Abstract
As required by Routing Protocol Criteria (RFC 1264), this report
documents the key features of the RIP-2 protocol and the current
implementation experience.
Acknowledgements
The RIP-2 protocol owes much to those who participated in the RIP-2
Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). A
special thanks goes to Fred Baker for his help on the MIB, and to
Jeffrey Honig for the implementation experience.
1. Protocol Documents
The RIP-2 protocol description is defined in RFC 1388 [1]. This memo
suggests an update to the "Routing Information Protocol" (RFC 1058)
[3]. The RIP-2 MIB description is defined in RFC 1389 [2].
2. Key Features
While RIP-2 shares the same basic algorithms as RIP-1, it supports
several new features. They are: routing domains, external route
tags, subnet masks, next hop addresses, and authentication.
2.1 Routing Domains
Routing domains allow multiple RIP "clouds" to exist over the same
physical network. This is a feature requested by several members of
the working group. It allows simple policies to be constructed by
grouping routers into domains which share routing information.
Malkin