Routed protocol

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A Routed Protocol is used to direct user traffic.

Examples of routed protocols are as follows:

[edit] Examples

• IP/IPv6, Internet Protocol
  • DVMRP, Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
  • ICMP, Internet Control Message Protocol
  • IGMP, Internet Group Multicast Protocol
  • PIM-SM, Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse Mode
  • PIM-DM, Protocol Independent Multicast Dense Mode
• IPSec, Internet Protocol Security
• IPX, Internetwork Packet Exchange
  • RIP, Routing Information Protocol
  • NLSP, NetWare Link State Protocol
• X.25, Packet Level Protocol
  • X.75, Packet Switched Signaling Between Public Networks
• DDP, Datagram Delivery Protocol

[edit] See also

• Router
• ISO protocol suite
• DECnet

Because of the similarity of the two terms, confusion often exists regarding the routed protocol and the routing protocol.