Answered Questions

  • What is RIP (Routing Information Protocol)?

    It is a simple protocol used to exchange information between the routers.

    monami85

    • Jun 3rd, 2008

    Rip is a true distance vector routing algorithm.Every 30seconds rip sends it complete routing table out to all active interfaces.RIP uses hop count to determine the best way to reach a remote network,...

    RameshKumar Kaliamoorthi

    • Dec 5th, 2006

    RIP is one of the most enduring of all routing protocols. RIP is also one of the more easily confused protocols because a variety of RIP-like routing protocols proliferated, some of which even used th...

  • What is Protocol Data Unit?

    The data unit in the LLC level is called the protocol data unit (PDU). The PDU contains of four fields a destination service access point (DSAP), a source service access point (SSAP), a control field and an information field. DSAP, SSAP are addresses used by the LLC to identify the protocol stacks on the receiving and sending machines that are generating and using the data. The control field specifies...