1 | RIP is a distance vector protocol that uses hop count as a metric |
2 | widely used in a global Internet |
3 | RIP is an interior gateway protocol - performs routing within a single routing domain (autonomous system) |
4 | "routed" - implementation of RIP shipped with Unix |
5 | AppleTalk RTMP and VINES RTP are based on RIP |
6 | There are 2 RIP specifications : RIP (RFC 1058 (1988)) and RIP 2 (RFC 1723 (1994)) |