Dell N3200-ON Networking N-Series Switches User Guide version 6.8.0 - Page 1313

36 RIP Dell Networking N2200-ON and N3200-ON Series Switches NOTE: Dell Networking N1108EP-ON/N1500 Series switches do not support RIP. This chapter describes how to configure Routing Information Protocol (RIP) on the switch. RIP is a dynamic routing protocol for IPv4 networks. The topics covered in this chapter include: • RIP Overview • Default RIP Values • Configuring RIP Features (Web) • Configuring RIP Features (CLI) • RIP Configuration Example RIP Overview RIP is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) that performs dynamic routing within a network. Dell Networking N-Series switches support two dynamic routing protocols: OSPF and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). Unlike OSPF, RIP is a distance-vector protocol and uses UDP broadcasts to maintain topology information and hop counts to determine the best route to transmit IP traffic. RIP is best suited for small, homogenous networks. How Does RIP Determine Route Information? The routing information is propagated in RIP update packets that are sent out both periodically and in the event of a network topology change. On receipt of a RIP update, depending on whether the specified route exists or does not exist in the route table, the router may modify, delete or add the route to its route table. RIP uses hop count, which is the number of routers an IP packet must pass through, to calculate the best route for a packet. A route with a low hop count is preferred over a route with a higher hop count. A directly-connected route RIP 1313