At 12:34 PM +0000 12/2/02, bergenpeak wrote: >Anyone know why one can run only a single RIP process on a cisco >router? > >Thanks >
I can't give you a precise reason, but some general comments. RIP was never intended for large systems where you might be able to make use of multiple processes. You could argue that having multiple IGRP processes was a way to add a primitive area structure, and then EIGRP needed compatibility. Even among the more advanced protocols, the multiple process per router has rather little applicability. OSPF is actually the exception in allowing multiple processes; BGP and ISIS do not. AFAIK, no vendor other than Cisco ever implemented multiple OSPF processes. Wellfleet/Bay/Nortel definitely did not. For things like performance benchmarking for the IETF and such, we most typically use Zebra or GateD UNIX boxes to generate traffic, or purpose-built high-speed testers. The high-speed testers typically don't really understand the protocol, but are playing back prerecorded traffic and responding to a very small set of messages. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=58393&t=58392 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
