On Sep 29, 2010, at 4:20 PM, Jesse Loggins wrote:
A group of engineers and I were having a design discussion about routing protocols including RIP and static routing and the justifications of use for each protocol. One very interesting discussion was surrounding RIP and its use versus a protocol like OSPF. It seems that many Network Engineers consider RIP an old antiquated protocol that should be thrown in back of a closet "never to be seen or heard from again". Some even preferred using a more complex protocol like OSPF instead of RIP. I am of the opinion that every protocol has its place, which seems to be contrary to some engineers way of thinking. This leads to my question. What are your views of when and where the RIP protocol is useful? Please excuse me if this is the incorrect forum for such questions.
RIP has one property no "modern" protocol has. It works on simplex links (e.g. high-speed satellite downlink with low-speed terrestrial uplink). Is that useful? I don't know, but it is still a fact. -- TTFN, patrick