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Tutorial 7 (Part 1)
1. Describe the purpose of dynamic routing protocols.
2. Describe THREE (3) main components of dynamic routing protocols and give
ONE (1) example for each.
3. Compare and contrast distance vector and link-state routing protocols.
4. What is routing protocol metric?
5. Differentiate Interior Gateway Protocols (IGP) and Exterior Gateway Protocols
(EGP).
6. Based on the network topology below, answer the following questions:
a. Describe the routing protocol operation during cold start and network
discovery (assuming RIPv2 is used as routing protocol).

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b. Complete the routing tables after convergence for each router using
the tables below:
R1 R2 R3
Network Interface Hop Network Interface Hop Network Interface Hop