RIPng is the next generation of RIP for IPv6. It uses UDP port 521 and multicast addresses to send routing updates every 30 seconds. RIPng packets contain a header with command and version fields followed by multiple route table entries of IPv6 prefix, route tag, prefix length, and metric. The document then provides examples of configuring RIPng on Cisco routers to exchange routes.
RIPng is the next generation of RIP for IPv6. It uses UDP port 521 and multicast addresses to send routing updates every 30 seconds. RIPng packets contain a header with command and version fields followed by multiple route table entries of IPv6 prefix, route tag, prefix length, and metric. The document then provides examples of configuring RIPng on Cisco routers to exchange routes.
RIPng is the next generation of RIP for IPv6. It uses UDP port 521 and multicast addresses to send routing updates every 30 seconds. RIPng packets contain a header with command and version fields followed by multiple route table entries of IPv6 prefix, route tag, prefix length, and metric. The document then provides examples of configuring RIPng on Cisco routers to exchange routes.
• RIPng uses UDP port 521 to send and receive routing
information. • RIPng uses the local link address FE80::/10 as the source address to send RIPng Update packets. • RIPng periodically (30 seconds) sends routing information in multicast mode and uses FF02::9 as multicast address. • A RIPng packet consists of a header and multiple route table entries (RTEs). In a RIPng packet, the maximum number of RTEs depends on the MTU on the interface. (RIPv2 max 25 RTEs) • While RIPv2 supports updates authentication, RIPng does not. IPv6 routers were, at the time, supposed to use IPsec for authentication. RIPNG HEADER
Field Name Size in Bytes Description
Command Type: Identifies the type of RIPng message being Command 1 sent. A value of 1 indicates an RIPng Request, while 2 means an RIPng Response. Version 1 Version Number: Set to 1 (not 6, since this is the first version of the new protocol RIPng.) RIPNG HEADER Route Table Entries(RTEs): The body of an RIPng message consists of a variable number of RTEs that contain information about routes. Each entry is 20 bytes long and has the following subfields: Field Size Description Name Bytes IPv6 Prefix 16 IPv6 Prefix: The 128-bit IPv6 address of the network whose information is contained in this RTE. Route Tag 2 Route Tag: Additional information to be carried with this route as defined in RIPv2. Prefix Len 1 Prefix Length: The number of bits of the IPv6 address that is the general prefix routing portion. Metric 1 Metric: The distance for the network indicated by the IP address, values of 1 to 15, indicate the number of hops to reach the destination network. Remenber to value of 16 represents “infinity” or unreachable destination. RIPNG TOPOLOGY ENABLING RIPNG ON CISCO_1