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414 Chapter 6: Routing
Figure 6-18
Multiprotocol Routing
Separate multiprotocol routing is described in Figure 6-19. The word separate refers to the
separate routing updates sent by the respective routing protocols. Each separate routable
protocol (IP, IPX, and AppleTalk) uses a separate routing protocol. (IP uses RIP, IPX uses RIP,
and AppleTalk uses RTMP.)
Many similarities exist among IP, IPX, and AppleTalk; these similarities allow integrated
multiprotocol routing to exist. In particular, if Router1's E0 interface failed, then IP subnet
10.1.1.0/24, IPX network 1, and AppleTalk Cablerange 1-1 would all be inaccessible. In fact,
the key similarity is that all three Layer 3 protocols use the same concept of grouping devices;
that is, a group consists of all interfaces attached to the same medium. In fact, the following
statement can be made about this similarity:
Events that could cause a router's directly connected IP route to fail will often cause the
directly connected IPX and AppleTalk routes associated with that same data link to fail.
Router
IP
Routing
Table
IPX
Routing
Table
route
Type
of L3
Packet?
AppleTalk
Routing
Table
IP Packet
route
route
compare
compare
compare
IPX Packet
AppleTalk Packet
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