The last thing you want is to configure your routing protocol to turn VPLS into a frame-relay style network with all traffic routing through a hub site. VPLS looks like a great technology for a small ...

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Network layer routing protocols provide the communication protocols and algorithms for determining routes to every destination and also for distributing the routing information throughout the network.

Networks function and flourish because they deliver reliable and fast communication over large distances. And while people often marvel at the speed, it's the reliability -- made possible through the ...

The RIPv1 routing protocol is being used to launch DDoS attacks against many hosts on the Internet, according to an Akamai threat report Routing Information Protocol (RIP), an obsolete network routing ...

We have recently spoken about IP routing, but there is something else that needs our attention, and it is all about the types of routes found in a routers routing table. It might sound confusing but ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Figure 1. A typical protocol stack in a network server will contain both UDP and TCP running over ...