RIP Characteristics
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RIP sends routing-updates messages at regular intervals and when the network topology changes (updates to routing tables)
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RIP maintains only the best routes (with the lowest metric value)
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RIP uses a single routing metric (hop count) to measure a distance between a source and a destination) - the maximum number of hops is 15
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stability features: hold-down mechanism and split-horizon prevent incorrect routing information from being propagated
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routing timer default = 30 sec
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