Homework 5


  1. Describe the operation of link state routing by answering the following questions.
    1. What kind of information do routers send to other routers?
    2. What kind of communication mechanism is used between routers?
  2. Describe the operation of distance vector routing by answering the following questions.
    1. What kind of information do routers send to other routers?
    2. What kind of communication mechanism is used between routers?
    3. Describe what happens when a router receives information from another router.
  3. How can a IPv6 packet cross a IPv4 subnet without loss of information?
  4. What is the purpose of the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol?
  5. What is the role of a gateway in hierarchical routing?