Abstracto

Performance Analysis of Dynamic Routing Protocols Using Packet Tracer

N.Nazumudeen, C.Mahendran

Performance of a network is based on routing protocols. RIPv1, RIPv2, EIGRP and OSPF are the dynamic routing protocols being used in the practical networks to propagate network topology information to the neighboring routers. There have been a large number of static and dynamic routing protocols available but choice of the right protocol for routing is dependent on many parameters critical being network convergence time, Ethernet delay, security and bandwidth requirement etc. In this paper, we propose the idea of routing protocols, starting with an overview of the basics of Interior Gateway Protocols (IGP). Later, we describe the idea of Link State Routing Protocols (LSRP) and Distance Vector Routing Protocols (DVRP) while making a comparison which should determine the protocol needed for each network topology. The characteristics of each routing protocol will be also discussed. According to the designed simulation experiment scenarios compare the difference between RIPv1, RIPv2, OSPF and EIGRP routing protocols.