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Chapter 8
IP Unicast Routing
This chapter describes how to configure IP routing on the switch. It
assumes that you are already familiar with IP unicast routing. If not,
refer to the following publications for additional information:
❑ RFC 125 6 —ICMP Router Discovery Messages
❑ RFC 181 2 —Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers
Note
For more information on routing protocols, refer to Chapter 9 .
Overview of IP Unicast Routing
The switch provides full layer 3, IP unicast routing. It exchanges
routing information with other routers on the network using either
the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) or the Open Shortest Path
First (OSPF) protocol. The switch dynamically builds and maintains a
routing table, and determines the best path for each of its routes.
Each host using the IP unicast routing functionality of the switch
must have a unique IP address assigned. In addition, the default
gateway assigned to the host must be the IP address of the router
interface.
Note
RIP and OSPF are described in Chapter 9.