4

ROUTING WITH IP TECHNOLOGY

 

This chapter gives an overview of IP routing technology, specifically

 

defining:

 

■ What IP routing involves

 

■ What elements are necessary for IP routers to effectively transmit packets

 

■ How IP routing transmission errors are detected and resolved

 

■ Routing with classical IP over ATM

 

 

IP Routing and

An IP router, unlike a bridge, operates at the network layer of the OSI

the OSI Model

Reference Model. That is, it routes packets by examining the network layer

 

address (IP address). Bridges use the data-link layer MAC addresses to make

 

forwarding decisions. See Figure 4-1.

OSI Reference Model

Application Layer

 

 

Presentation Layer

 

 

Session Layer

 

 

Transport Layer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Layer

IP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARP

 

 

 

 

 

Data-link Layer

MAC

 

Physical Layer

 

 

RIP

ICMP

Figure 4-1 OSI Reference Model and IP Routing

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