A Comparative Study on Routing Protocols: RIPng, OSPFv3 and EIGRPv6 and Their Analysis Using GNS-3

Abstract

Routing of data packets is a critical process on the internet, and routing protocols play a vital role in enabling routers to connect to internetworks using Internet protocols. Internet applications use various routing protocols, such as RIPng, OSPFv3, EIGRPv6, etc., each with its own approach to routing packets. This study presents a basic comparative analysis of as RIPng, OSPFv3, EIGRPv6 protocols. RIPng is an IPv6 routing protocol that allows routers to exchange routing information and calculate the shortest path to a destination based on the number of hops required. OSPFv3 is an IPv6 routing protocol that allows routers to exchange routing information and calculate the shortest path to a destination based on the state of the network links and EIGRPv6 is an IPv6 routing protocol that allows routers to exchange routing information and calculate the shortest path to a destination using both distance-vector and link-state algorithms. The paper "A Comparative Study on Routing Protocols: RIPng, OSPFv3 and EIGRPv6 and Their Analysis Using GNS-3" presents a comparative study on the performance of RIPng, OSPFv3, and EIGRPv6, which are the IPv6 routing protocols equivalent to RIP, OSPF, and EIGRP in IPv4 networks.