Routing and Routing Protocols
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- What is Routing?
Routing is the process that a router uses to forward packets towards the destination network. A router makes decisions based upon the destination IP address of a packet. All the routers that will process the packet along the route will make decision based on the destination IP address. In order for the router to make a proper decision, to route the pocket to its final destination it must learn how to reach distant networks. (ie How to reached and foward the packet to other routers) Routers have to ways of learning about each other a) static routes, b) dynamic routes.
- Static Route
Uses a programmed route that a network administrator enter into the router.
- Dynamic
Uses a route that a routing protocol adjust automatically for topology or traffic changes.
