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► Echo request/reply: A router must implement an ICMP Echo server function<br />

that receives requests sent to the router <strong>and</strong> sends corresponding replies.<br />

The router can ignore ICMP Echo requests addressed to <strong>IP</strong> broadcast or <strong>IP</strong><br />

multicast addresses.<br />

5.12 Routing processes in UNIX-based systems<br />

This chapter focuses on protocols available in st<strong>and</strong>ard <strong>IP</strong> routers. However,<br />

several of these protocols are also available in UNIX-based systems.<br />

These protocols are often implemented using one of two processes:<br />

► Routed (pronounced route-D): This is a basic routing process for interior<br />

routing. It is supplied with the majority of <strong>TCP</strong>/<strong>IP</strong> implementations. It<br />

implements the R<strong>IP</strong> protocol.<br />

► Gated (pronounced gate-D): This is a more sophisticated process allowing for<br />

both interior <strong>and</strong> exterior routing. It can implement a number of protocols<br />

including OSPF, R<strong>IP</strong>-2, <strong>and</strong> BGP-4.<br />

5.13 RFCs relevant to this chapter<br />

The following RFCs provide detailed information about the connection protocols<br />

<strong>and</strong> architectures presented throughout this chapter:<br />

► RFC 904 – Exterior Gateway Protocol formal specification (April 1984)<br />

► RFC 1058 – Routing Information Protocol (June 1988)<br />

► RFC 1322 – A Unified Approach to Inter-Domain Routing (May 1992)<br />

► RFC 1812 – Requirements for <strong>IP</strong> Version 4 Routers. (June 1995)<br />

► RFC 2080 – R<strong>IP</strong>ng for <strong>IP</strong>v6 (January 1997)<br />

► RFC 2328 – OSPF Version 2 (April 1998)<br />

► RFC 2453 – R<strong>IP</strong> Version 2 (November 1998)<br />

► RFC 3065 – Autonomous System Confederations for BGP (February 2001)<br />

► RFC 3101 – The OSPF Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) Option (January 2003)<br />

► RFC 4271 – A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4) (January 2006)<br />

► RFC 4451 – BGP MULTI_EXIT_DISC (MED) Considerations (March 2006)<br />

► RFC 4456 – BGP Route Reflection: An Alternative to Full Mesh Internal BGP<br />

(IBGP) (April 2006)<br />

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