Lab 06
Lab 06
Lab 06
AIM
1. To study the Routing protocol and Routed protocol
2. Routing basis
3. Static Routing
You must understand the difference between a routing protocol and a routed protocol.
1. A routing protocol is used by routers to dynamically find all the networks in the
internetwork and 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 are RIP, RIPv2, EIGRP, and OSPF.
2. Once all routers know about all networks, a routed protocol can be used to send user data
(packets) through the established enterprise. Routed protocols are assigned to an interface
and determine the method of packet delivery.
Examples of routed protocols are IP and IPv6.
ROUTING BASIS
The term routing is used for taking a packet from one device and sending it through the network
to another device on a different network. Routers do not really care about hosts; they only care
about networks and the best path to each network.
The logical network address of the destination host is used to get packets to a network through a
routed network, and then the hardware address of the host is used to deliver the packet from a
router to the correct destination host.
If a network is not directly connected to the router, then the router must use one of two ways to
learn how to get to the remote network:
Static routing
Dynamic routing
STATIC ROUTING
Static routing is a type of network routing technique. Static routing is not a routing protocol;
instead, it is the manual configuration and selection of a network route, usually managed by the
network administrator. It is employed in scenarios where the network parameters and
environment are expected to remain constant.
Static routing is only optimal in a few situations. Network degradation, latency and congestion
are inevitable consequences of the non-flexible nature of static routing because there is no
adjustment when the primary route is unavailable.
Pros
There is no overhead on the router CPU, which means that you could possibly buy a cheaper
router than you would use if you were using dynamic routing.
There is no bandwidth usage between routers, which means you could possibly save money on
WAN links.
It adds security because the administrator can choose to allow routing access to certain
networks only.
Cons
The administrator must really understand the internetwork and how each router is connected in
order to configure routes correctly.
If a network is added to the internetwork, the administrator has to add a route to it on all routers
—by hand.
It’s not feasible in large networks because maintaining it would be a full-time job in itself.
Dynamic Routing
Dynamic routing is a networking technique that provides optimal data routing. Unlike static
routing, dynamic routing enables routers to select paths according to real-time logical network
layout changes. In dynamic routing, the routing protocol operating on the router is responsible for
the creation, maintenance and updating of the dynamic routing table. In static routing, all these
jobs are manually done by the system administrator.
Dynamic routing uses multiple algorithms and protocols. The most popular are Routing
Information Protocol (RIP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).
Cons
Because routers share updates, they consume more bandwidth than in static routing; the
routers CPUs and RAM may also face additional loads as a result of routing protocols.
Dynamic routing is less secure than static routing.