Network+/Architecture/Routing

This lesson covers routing.

Objectives and Skills

Objectives and skills for the routing portion of Network+ certification include:

• Explain the basics of routing concepts and protocols
  • Loopback interface
  • Routing loops
  • Routing tables
  • Static vs dynamic routes
  • Default route
  • Distance vector routing protocols
    • RIPv2
  • Hybrid routing protocols
    • BGP
  • Link state routing protocols
    • OSPF
    • IS-IS
  • Interior vs exterior gateway routing protocols
  • Autonomous system numbers
  • Route redistribution
  • High availability
    • VRRP
    • Virtual IP
    • HSRP
  • Route aggregation
  • Routing metrics
    • Hop counts
    • MTU, bandwidth
    • Costs
    • Latency
    • Administrative distance
    • SPB

Readings

1. Read Introduction.
2. Read Wikipedia: Routing.
3. Read Wikipedia: Distance-vector routing protocol.
4. Read Wikipedia: Link-state routing protocol.
5. Read Wikipedia: Routing Information Protocol.
6. Read Wikipedia: Open Shortest Path First.
7. Read Wikipedia: Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol.
8. Read Wikipedia: Border Gateway Protocol.
9. Read Wikipedia: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol.
10. Read Wikipedia: Hot Standby Router Protocol.

Multimedia

1. Watch YouTube: Routing Tables - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 1.9.
2. Watch YouTube: Route Aggregation and Redistribution - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 1.9.
3. Watch YouTube: Routing Metrics - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 1.9.
4. Watch YouTube: Static and Dynamic Routing - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 1.9.
5. Watch YouTube: Link State, Distance Vector, and Hybrid Routing Protocols - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 1.9.
6. Watch YouTube: IGP and EGP - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 1.9.
7. Watch YouTube: High Availability - CompTIA Network+ N10-006 - 1.9.