Routing Configuration Guide for Cisco 8000 Series Routers, Cisco IOS XR Release

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Routing Information Protocol

Explains how RIP operates in small autonomous systems, including route exchange, version support, route selection, timers, redistribution, policies, authentication, and RIPng configuration.


The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is a distance vector interior gateway protocol that

  • exchanges routing information within an autonomous system in a small network

  • supports the standard implementation of RIPv2, and

  • provides backward compatibility with RIPv1 as specified by RFC 2453.

Table 1. Feature History Table
Feature Name Release Information Feature Description
RIPv2 Release 7.4.1 This feature enables RIP as the IGP of your network. RIP broadcasts UDP data packets to exchange routing information in networks that are flat rather than hierarchical, reducing network complexity and network management time.