Chapter 5

An intra-AS routing protocol used for routing packets within a single autonomous system.

An inter-autonomous system routing protocol used for routing between different autonomous systems.

A group of internet networks under the same administration.

Routing within a single autonomous system.

Routing between different autonomous systems.

Broadcasted information about a link's state, used by OSPF routing.

The status (up/down) and cost of a communication link.

The process of determining the path a packet takes through a network.

A group of routers under the same administrative control, often an ISP's network.

The ability of an ISP to manage its own network and routing independently.

The difficulty of calculating packet paths across a huge network, requiring simplification.

A unique identifier for each autonomous system.

A network of autonomous systems (ISPs) that communicate.

Strategies employed to decrease the computational cost of routing.

Challenges associated with routing in massive networks like the Internet.

Protocols used to manage information exchange across independent networks.

Manage routing information within a single AS.

Organization in charge of managing Internet addresses and AS Numbers (ASN).

Routing protocol operating within a single autonomous system (AS).

Open Shortest Path First; a common link-state routing protocol.

Routing protocol where routers share link information.

Process of disseminating routing information to all routers.

Algorithm for finding shortest paths in a graph.

Complete representation of the network's structure.

Tree showing the optimal paths from a router to other ones.

Numerical value representing the cost of traversing a link.

Person responsible for configuring network settings, including link costs.

Group of networks under a single administrative entity.

BGP connects Internet Service Providers (ISPs) by routing packets to prefixes (subnets) rather than specific destinations.

BGP routes packets to a CIDRized prefix (e.g., 138.16.68/22), a collection of IP addresses.

A router's table mapping prefixes to network interfaces.

Routing between autonomous systems (groups of networks under the same administration).

A collection of interconnected networks under the control of a single organization or entity.

Information about whether a specific subnet (prefix) is accessible.

A means of representing a block of IP addresses using a combination of network address and subnet mask (e.g., 138.16.68/22).

Routing within a single autonomous system.

A table in a router storing information on how to forward packets.

A protocol that has no single control point.

A routing algorithm where each router has a complete map of the network, allowing it to calculate its forwarding table independent of other routers.

A routing algorithm where routers exchange information about the costs of reaching destinations. Calculations rely on neighbors' information.

Errors in advertised routing information, which potentially affect numerous nodes in a DV network.

The computational cost of gathering, processing and storing routing information in a network.

The difficulty of maintaining efficient routing in large networks due to the exponential increase in information requirements.

An intra-AS routing protocol used for routing within a single autonomous system.

An inter-AS routing protocol for routing packets between autonomous systems.

A group of interconnected networks managed by a single organization.

Routing strategies for managing data packets within a single autonomous system.

Routing packets between different autonomous systems (e.g., ISP networks).

Information about link status and cost, used for routing.

The status (up/down) and cost of a communication link.

Determining the optimal path for data packets.

The difficulty of finding efficient paths for data packets in a large network like the Internet.

A group of networks under a single administrative entity or organization, such as an ISP.

The ability of an organization to manage its own network and routing as desired without outside interference.

The computational effort to gather, process, and store routing information in a network.

A unique identifying number for an autonomous system; allocated by ICANN.

The organized network of autonomous systems (ISPs) designed for scalable communication and interconnection.

Challenges in handling routing in very large networks due to the need for vast amounts of information.

Problems of storage and processing that arise in networks with countless routers trying to find the shortest path.

The way routers in different autonomous systems communicate routing information.

Strategies for minimizing the computation required to find paths in the network.

Routing protocol used within a single autonomous system (AS).

Open Shortest Path First, a link-state routing protocol.

Routers share link information (status and cost).

Disseminating routing information to all routers.

Finds shortest paths in a graph.

Complete network structure.

Optimal paths from a router to all others.

Numerical value representing link traversal expense.

Person responsible for setting up and managing link costs.

Group of networks under a single administration.

A routing algorithm where each router has a complete map of the network, allowing it to calculate its forwarding table independently of other routers.

A routing algorithm where routers exchange information about the costs of reaching destinations. Calculations rely on neighbors' information.

The computational cost of gathering, processing, and storing routing information in a network.

Difficulty maintaining efficient routing in large networks due to the exponential increase in information requirements.

Errors in advertised routing information which potentially affect numerous nodes in a DV network.

BGP connects internet service providers (ISPs) by routing packets to prefixes (subnets), rather than specific destinations.

BGP routes packets to a CIDRized prefix (e.g., 138.16.68/22), a collection of IP addresses.

A router's table mapping prefixes to network interfaces.

Routing between autonomous systems (groups of networks under the same administration).

A collection of interconnected networks under the control of a single organization or entity.

Information about whether a specific subnet (prefix) is accessible.

A means of representing a block of IP addresses using a combination of network address and subnet mask (e.g., 138.16.68/22).

A table in a router storing information on how to forward packets.

A protocol that has no single control point.

Routing within a single autonomous system.

Routing within a single autonomous system (AS).

Routing between different autonomous systems (ASs).

A group of networks under the same administrative control.

Border Gateway Protocol; used for inter-AS routing.

Open Shortest Path First; used for intra-AS routing.

Information about a link's status and cost, used in OSPF.

Numerical value representing the cost of traversing a link.

Determining the best path for data packets across a network.

A group of routers under the same administrative control, often an ISP's network.

The computational cost of gathering, processing and storing routing information.

The ability of an ISP to manage its network independently.

The difficulty of calculating routes in large networks like the Internet.

A globally unique identifier for each autonomous system.

Routing methods to find the best path between routers within the same autonomous system.

Routing that manages communications between different autonomous systems.

Techniques used to decrease the computational cost of finding routes.

A network of autonomous systems organized for scalable communication

Errors in advertised routing information that may affect many nodes.

Routing protocols used for managing data packets within a single autonomous system (i.e., a group of connected networks under a single administrative entity).

Open Shortest Path First; a common link-state routing protocol used for intra-AS routing (specifically inside an autonomous system).

A group of internet networks under the same administration, often a single internet service provider(ISP).

A routing protocol where routers share information about link status and cost to all other routers in the autonomous system.

An algorithm for finding the shortest path between nodes in a graph; crucial for calculating best routes in OSPF.

A numerical value assigned to a link to represent its cost or delay in a network.

A complete diagram of a network's structure, including all routers and their connections.

A tree representing the shortest paths from a designated router to every other router in the network based on cost (delay).

A process where routing information is disseminated throughout the entire network.

The person responsible for configuring network settings, including assigning link costs, thus impacting routing choices.

Each router has a complete network map, independently calculating its forwarding table.

Routers exchange cost information to destinations, calculations rely on neighbors' data.

Computational cost of gathering, processing, and storing routing information in a network.

Difficulties in maintaining efficient routing in large networks due to increasing information needs.

Errors in advertised routing data can affect numerous nodes in a DV routing network.

BGP connects ISPs by routing packets to prefixes, not specific destinations.

BGP routes packets to CIDRized prefixes (e.g., 138.16.68/22), which represent a block of IP addresses.

A router's table mapping prefixes to interfaces for forwarding packets.

Routing between autonomous systems (groups of networks under a single admin).

A collection of interconnected networks under one organization's control.

Information on whether a specific subnet (prefix) is accessible.

A way to represent IP address ranges (e.g., 138.16.68/22).

A router's table specifying how to forward packets.

A protocol without a central control point.

Routing within a single autonomous system (AS).