The main objective of this study is the empirical analysis of the evaluation and comparison of dynamic routing protocols regarding their stability and reliability. An especially close look will be paid to EIGRP, OSPF, and RIP; RIP (Routing Information Protocol) being one of the oldest routing protocols still in service.
A routing protocol is a protocol which is responsible to determine how routers communicate with each other and forward packets through an optimal path, travelling from source node to destination node. Each routing protocols performs in different ways. They have their own architecture, route to follow and sometimes even delays in packets. OSPF builds a database of routes to its neighbors, using an algorithm to calculate the best possible path. EIGRP is a vector routing protocol that is used on a computer network to help automate routing decisions and configuration.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgement
List Tables
List Figure
List of Acronym
Abstract
Chapter one Introduction
1.1. Background of the study
1.2. Statement of the problem
1.3. Research questions
1.4. Objectives the study
1.4.1. General Objectives
1.4.2. Specific Objectives
1.5. Significance of the study
1.6. Scope of the study
1.7. Limitation of the study
1.8. Structure of the Thesis
Chapter two Literature Review
2.1 Theoretical Overview of Routing Protocols
2.1.1 General Overview
2.1.2 IP Routing
2.2 Functionality of IP Routing
2.2.1 Proactive Routing Protocols
2.2.2 Metric Parameters
2.2.3 Types of Routing Protocols
2.2.4 Static versus Dynamic Routing
2.2.5 Types of Dynamic Routing Protocols
1 Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
2. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Protocol
3. IS-IS
4. ENHANCED INTERIOR GATEWAY ROUTING PROTOCOL
2.2.6 PERFORMANCE METRICS
2.3. Related works
Chapter Three Research Methods and Design
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Research method
3.3. Research Design
3.4. Data Collection
3.4.1. Document Analysis
3.5. Method of Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Structure of Cisco packet tracer
4.3 Protocols selected for the study
4.4. Simulation Setup
4.5. Delay Comparison
4.6. Destination Unreachable comparison
4.7. Total traveling time of RIP, EIGRP and OSPF protocol scomparison
4.8. Discussion
Chapter Five Conclusion and recommendation
5.1 Conclusion
5.2. Recommendation for Future Work
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the main purpose of a routing protocol?
A routing protocol determines how routers communicate and share information to find the optimal path for forwarding data packets from a source to a destination.
What are the differences between RIP, OSPF, and EIGRP?
RIP is one of the oldest protocols based on hop count. OSPF uses a link-state algorithm to build a database of neighbors and calculate the best path. EIGRP is an advanced distance-vector protocol that automates routing decisions and configuration.
What is the difference between static and dynamic routing?
Static routing requires manual configuration of paths by an administrator, while dynamic routing protocols automatically adjust to network changes and find new paths.
How is the performance of routing protocols measured?
Performance is typically evaluated using metrics such as packet delay, total traveling time, stability, and "destination unreachable" comparisons.
What is Cisco Packet Tracer used for in this study?
Cisco Packet Tracer is a simulation tool used to set up network topologies and empirically analyze how different protocols behave under various conditions.
Which protocol is considered the most reliable?
The study evaluates protocols based on stability and reliability; generally, OSPF and EIGRP are more advanced and efficient for larger networks compared to the older RIP protocol.
- Quote paper
- Anonym (Author), 2022, Dynamic Routing Protocols. Creating Stability and Reliability through Evaluation and Comparison, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1353430
