Data Routing Commands

Each routing protocol is available only if it is included in the Feature key supplied with the system.

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the main routing protocol of the Internet. It is used to distribute routing information among Autonomous Systems. (For more information, refer to the protocol's RFC at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1771.txt).

Open Shortest Path First Protocol (OSPF) is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) used to distribute routing information within a single Autonomous System. (For more information, refer to the protocol's RFC at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2328.txt.)

The feature's routing engine is based on the Quagga GNU routing software package. By using the BGP and OSPF protocols, this routing engine enables the device to exchange routing information with other routers within and outside an Autonomous System.