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• The routers in an internet are responsible for receiving and forwarding IP datagrams through the interconnected set of sub-networks from source to destination.
• Routing protocols essential to operation of an internet.
• Router must have idea of topology and condition of internet.
• Routing protocols provide this information.
• Routing algorithm is used to make a routing decision for a particular datagram, based on current routing information.
• Decisions based on some least cost criterion.
  

Routing Table

• One required for each router
• Entry for each network

1. Not for each destination
2. Routing only needs network portion
3. Once datagram reaches router attached to destination network, that router can deliver to host.

 

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