Course Unit 3

Question 1

is a distance-vector protocol that sends the routing table every 30 seconds, uses up to 15 hops, and works best in small networks.

Answer 1

RIP

Question 2

supports only classful routing with uniform subnet masks.

Answer 2

RIP v1

Question 3

RIP TIMERS

Answer 3

Route update timer
Route invalid timer
Hold down timer
Route flush timer

Question 4

Sets the interval (typically 30 seconds) between periodic routing updates in which the router sends a complete copy of its routing table out to all neighbors

Answer 4

ROUTE UPDATE TIMER

Question 5

• A 180-second timer that determines when a router considers a route invalid if no updates are received.
• When a route is deemed invalid, the router notifies all its neighbors of the change.

Answer 5

ROUTE INVALID TIMER

Question 6

suppresses routing information for 180 seconds when a route is marked unreachable. It ends when a better metric update is received or the timer expires

Answer 6

HOLD DOWN TIMER

Question 7

• is a 240-second period before a route is removed from the routing table after it becomes invalid, Before it’s removed from the table, the router notifies its neighbors of that route’s impending removal.
• The value of the route invalid timer must be less than that of the route flush timer.

Answer 7

ROUTE FLUSH TIMER