RIP Overview

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The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is an interior gateway protocol (IGP) that uses a distance-vector algorithm to determine the best route to a destination, using the hop count as the metric.

This chapter discusses the following topics that provide background information about RIP:

Protocol Overview
RIP Standards
RIP Packets

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