Network Routing Protocols

WHITE PAPER: There are some helpful things we can do with Cisco’s IOS to make our lives easier. This white paper will present some useful commands, followed (in parentheses) by their most concise shortcuts (at the time of this writing).

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Published: 06 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper will look at some techniques for improving the performance of Distance-Vector (D-V) routingprotocols, including some techniques used with D-V protocols to solve the looping problem, and to speedconvergence.

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 | Published: 12 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: Every routing protocol has some pros and cons and its own metric considerations. In this white paper, we will discuss Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), a Cisco-proprietary routing protocol.

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 | Published: 24 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to find out how dynamic routing architecture (DRA) optimizes communications beyond clustering in complex, distributed topologies to enable easier scaling and greater agility in changing the IT environment to meet changing business needs and market conditions.

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 | Published: 28 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the usefulness and goal of summarization. These goals consist of conserving RAM, bandwidth and CPU by hiding information from some of the routers. 

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 | Published: 22 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper is a lab testing summary report of the plug and play features and easy of configuration for the ERS 4548GT-PWR Edge switch.

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 | Published: 01 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Gain insight into how Routing Information Protocol version 2 (RIPv2) works and how you can best implement it. Though over the years IP-based networks have evolved and the need for RIP has declined, it's still used in small networks and in specific areas of larger networks. Review 10 simple rules that can help you deal with RIPv2 issues.

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 | Published: 27 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: It may be surprising to some that Cisco routers run many services that could create vulnerabilities. This paper is meant to be a vehicle for discussion regarding the security of Cisco routers. Additionally, some best practices for securing your Cisco routers are defined.

Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 13 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: There has been a lot of interest among students lately on the details surrounding the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) specializations and their relationship with the corresponding CCNP specializations. The purpose of this white paper is to put all the information about these into one concise reference document.

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 | Published: 22 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, we’ll discuss routing and routing protocols. Before we begin, let’s define what we mean by aroute. In common usage, a route is an entry in the IP routing table.

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 | Published: 12 Nov 2010