Sebial, Archival J. <br/><br/>
Validation of RIP, EIGRP and OSPF routing protocols simulation to actual operation in IPv4 and IPv6 environment /  by Archival J. Sebial 

 - i, 98 leaves:   color illustrations;  28 cm. +  1 DVD (4 3/4 in) 
<br/><br/>Thesis (DIT) -- Cebu Institute of Technology - University, College of Computer Studies 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> Hundreds of different network protocols have been created for supporting communication between computers and other types of electronic devices. Routing protocols are the family of network protocols that enable computer routers to communicate with each other and in turn to intelligently forward traffic between their respective networks. In building the networks, a routing mechanism is needed to integrate the entire computer with a high degree of flexibility. Routing is a major part in giving a performance to the network. With the migration from IPv4 to IPv6, behavior reference comparison of these routing protocols is of utmost consideration. This paper focuses in corroborating the simulated behaviors of the RIP, EIGRP and OSPF routing protocols to actual operations for IPv4 and IPv6 environments, taking into account time, work and budget concerns without foregoing realistic scenarios, real-life situations, authentic practice and skill relevance. Simulation was employed with the use pf a packet tracer and authenticated to real time situation with the use of HyperTerminal emulator. Subnetting was also utilized to address and relieve network congestion and security in IPv4 network. In the conduct of the study, results on performances in both simulation and real time situation have been the same. Both yielded same behavior results as long as parameters are set consistently. The simulation process had been validated by the actual set-up. Simulation is recommended to study behavior of the system before building it since results are accurate in general. Network administrators, IT professionals and educators can also engage in “what-if” analyses and experiment and investigate unexpected phenomena. Furthermore, results of the study can be utilized for institutions’ adoption of maximizing simulation for the learning of concepts and configurations of computer networks, cutting time and effort and cost considerations. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Routing protocols (Computer network protocols)<br/>Open Shortest Path First (Computer network protocol)<br/>Computer network protocols.<br/>Routers (Computer networks)
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