Brocade FastIron Ethernet Switch Layer 3 Routing Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 219)

RIP
● RIP feature support....................................................................................................... 219
● RIP Overview................................................................................................................ 219
● RIP parameters and defaults........................................................................................ 220
● Configuring RIP parameters..........................................................................................222
● Displaying RIP Information............................................................................................230
● Displaying CPU utilization statistics.............................................................................. 232
RIP feature support
Lists RIP features supported on FastIron devices.
The following features are documented in the FastIron Ethernet Switch Layer 3 Routing Configuration
Guide .
Feature ICX 6430 ICX 6450 FCX ICX 6610 ICX 6650 FSX 800
FSX 1600 ICX 7750
RIP v1 and v2
No 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01
08.0.10
Route redistribution into RIP
No 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01
08.0.10
Route loop prevention - poison reverse
and split horizon
No 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01
08.0.10
RIP route filters
No 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01
08.0.10
CPU utilization statistics for RIP
No 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01 08.0.01
08.0.10
RIP Overview
Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is an IP route exchange protocol that uses a distance vector (a
number representing distance) to measure the cost of a given route. The cost is a distance vector
because the cost often is equivalent to the number of router hops between the Brocade device and the
destination network.
A Brocade device can receive multiple paths to a destination. The software evaluates the paths, selects
the best path, and saves the path in the IP route table as the route to the destination. Typically, the best
path is the path with the fewest hops. A hop is another router through which packets must travel to
reach the destination. If the Brocade device receives a RIP update from another router that contains a
path with fewer hops than the path stored in the Brocade device route table, the device replaces the
older route with the newer one. The device then includes the new path in the updates it sends to other
RIP routers, including Brocade devices.
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