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In <strong>the</strong> Internet world, <strong>the</strong>re are special inter<strong>network</strong>s known as au<strong>to</strong>nomous<br />

systems (ASs). When operating as an AS, <strong>the</strong> ISP is responsible for maintaining <strong>the</strong><br />

intradomain routing scheme for all its connected <strong>network</strong>s. It does this by running<br />

two types of routing pro<strong>to</strong>cols: Interior Gateway Pro<strong>to</strong>col (IGP) and Exterior<br />

Gateway Pro<strong>to</strong>col (EGP).<br />

NOTE<br />

IGP is also used <strong>to</strong> exchange routing information in intra<strong>network</strong>s. EGP is used for<br />

exchanging routing information between ASs.<br />

The ISP runs an IGP on its <strong>network</strong> backbone routers <strong>to</strong> provide its supporting<br />

<strong>network</strong>s with inbound/outbound routing information. The connected intra<strong>network</strong>s<br />

do not have <strong>to</strong> exchange routing information with <strong>the</strong> ISP; <strong>the</strong>y only need <strong>to</strong> have an<br />

interexchange point <strong>to</strong> which <strong>the</strong> inbound/outbound datagrams can route. This<br />

concept is illustrated in Figure 2.12.

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