IP Routing
Routing
Routing is the process that the routers use to determine the
path that IP packets should take over a network to reach their
destination.
• Routers store routes to all their known destinations in a
routing table.
• When routers receive packets, they look in the routing table
to find the best route to forward that packet.
Types of Routing
Routing
Static Routing Dynamic Routing Default Routing
Static Routing
• Static Routing is also known as Nonadaptive Routing.
• Network administrators use it to manually adds the routes into a
routing table.
• A Router can send the packets for the destination along the route
defined by the administrator.
• In this technique, routing decisions are not made based on the
condition or topology of the networks
Dynamic Routing
• It is also known as Adaptive Routing.
• It is a technique in which a router adds a new route in the routing
table for each packet in response to the changes in the condition or
topology of the network.
• Dynamic protocols are used to discover the new routes to reach the
destination.
• If any route goes down, then the automatic adjustment will be made
to reach the destination.
Dynamic Routing
Types of Dynamic Routing
Default Routing
• Default Routing is a technique in which a router is configured to send
all the packets to the same hop device, and it doesn't matter whether
it belongs to a particular network or not. A Packet is transmitted to
the device for which it is configured in default routing.
• Default Routing is used when networks deal with the single exit point.
• It is also useful when the bulk of transmission networks have to
transmit the data to the same device.
• When a specific route is mentioned in the routing table, the router
will choose the specific route rather than the default route. The
default route is chosen only when a specific route is not mentioned in
the routing table.