Chapter 9
Introduction to IP Routing
THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA NETWORK+ EXAM OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:
✓ 1.3 Explain the concepts and characteristics of routing and switching
- Routing
- Routing protocols (IPv4 and IPv6)
- Distance-vector routing protocols
- RIP
- EIGRP
- Link-state routing protocols
- OSPF
- Hybrid
- BGP
- Routing types
- Static
- Dynamic
- Default
IP routing is the process of moving packets from one network to another network using routers. The IP routing process is a super-important subject to understand because it pertains to all routers and configurations that use IP.
Before you read this chapter, you need to understand the difference between a routing protocol and a routed protocol. A routing protocol is a tool used by routers to dynamically find all the networks in the internetwork as well as to ensure that all routers have the same routing table. Basically, a routing protocol determines the path of a packet through an internetwork. Examples of routing protocols...
