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Figure 6-21
Single Routing Update--Integrated Multiprotocol Routing
NOTE
EIGRP happens to have many additional features that are better than IP RIP, IPX RIP, and
RTMP. For a full discussion of EIGRP features, refer to the Cisco Press book Routing TCP/IP,
Volume I
, which includes a detailed description of how EIGRP works.
Table 6-18 summarizes the key concepts behind separate and integrated multiprotocol routing.
Table 6-18
Separate and Integrated Multiprotocol Routing
Separate Multiprotocol Routing
Integrated Multiprotocol Routing
Multiple routing tables, one each for IP, IPX, and
AppleTalk
Multiple routing tables, one each for IP, IPX, and
AppleTalk
Multiple routing updates, one per routing protocol
One routing update combined for all three routed
protocols
Router A
IP
Routing
Table
EIGRP
updates
IPX
Routing
Table
AppleTalk
Routing
Table
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