The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) port

[13:25:49] ABILIS_CPX: D P PO:RIP

PO:903 - Not Saved (SAVE CONF), Not Refreshed (INIT) --------------------------
RIP    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
       lowpo:902   ACT:YES  locport:520  fifo:15  max-routes:500    SH:PR   
       AUT:NO      PWD:                  UT:30    LT:180   GT:120   ASBR:YES    
       - ASBR section ---------------------------------------------------------
       LOCAL:YES           STATIC:YES           OSPF:NO   
       LOCAL-METRIC:*      STATIC-METRIC:*      OSPF-METRIC:*   
       DEF-METRIC:1         

It sets the Abilis CPX lower level port. It can only be an UDP port.

Value "NONE" isolates the RIP port.

It activates the routing functionalities above mentioned. If the parameter is set to "NO", even if the RIP port is configured and active, it won't carry out any functionality within the system.

It sets the local IP port used by the RIP port.

The IP number assigned by default to the RIP service is 520.

The parameter has got only an informative value, it cannot be modified.

It sets the number of buffers available in the FIFO for receiving from the RIP port. Once the FIFO is full, the RIP port won't be able to receive datagram any more. The datagrams sent to it will be discarded by the UDP lower level port.

If the table will be full, no more routings can be added and an informative message will be shown in the System Log.

This parameter set the routing update mode used by the RIP port.

Value	Meaning
NO	Update information sent by the RIP ports on the net will include all the IP routings stored in the IP routing table
YES	Update information sent by the RIP ports on the net will only include those routings not obtained from the interface where the information are sent to. This updating procedure is referred as Split Horizon.
PR	Routings should not be included in the update information, however they are sent as well but their metric is set to 16 hops. This updating procedure is referred as Split Horizon and Poison Reverse

This parameter set the authentication functionality of information received and forwarded by the RIP port.

Value	Meaning
NO	NO authentication is applied on the information exchanged by the Abilis CPX with other routers
STD	Authentication algorithm includes sending update messages of the password as it is set in the parameter PWD:
MD5	The algorithm MD5 is used for authenticating the update messages (requested by the RFC1321) jointly with the password set in the parameter PWD:

The parameter set the password used for the authentication function.

It is possible to use from 0 up to 16 ASCII characters in the range [33..126], spaces are not allowed. No differences between low and high case characters are made

Once it is configured, the password is saved on disk encrypted.

To delete the access password do not set the value of the parameter: "S P PO:xxx PWD:", where "xxx" stands for the RIP port identifier.

It sets the time interval that the RIP port has to wait, before generating the next update message of routing information to be forwarded to other routers.

This parameter set the time interval during which an IP routing is considered valid, even if no update has been received. When this interval elapses the routing becomes invalid and the RIP will delete it only after GT: seconds in order to allow the network other routers to be updated.

It sets how long the IP invalid routings have to be stored in the IP routing table. When this time interval elapses the IP routing is deleted.

ASBR router locates in point where RIP AS connects with other AS that does not use RIP routing protocol. ASBR router can redistribute routes between different AS.
Usually this parameter will set to YES, because only in this case RIP can import external routing. In fact, in case that ASBR is set to NO, RIP table will be filled only by routings obtained by other RIP routers in the network.

It enables/disables the use of LOCAL (connected) routes present in the routes table of IPRTR for redistribution into RIP.

This parameter is diaplyed and can be set only when ASBR: parameter is set to "YES".

It enables/disables the use of STATIC routes present in the routes table of IPRTR for redistribution into RIP.

This parameter is diaplyed and can be set only when ASBR: parameter is set to "YES".

It enables/disables the use of OSPF routes present in the routes table of IPRTR for redistribution into RIP.

This parameter is diaplyed and can be set only when ASBR: parameter is set to "YES".

It sets the default metric value that will be used for redistribution routes, of LOCAL type, imported from the IPRTR route table into RIP.

The value "*" stands for "use default", i.e. indicates to use the DEF-METRIC: parameter value.

For specific routes this value may be overriden by a "not-*" value in the External routes.

This parameter is diaplyed and can be set only when ASBR: parameter is set to "YES".

It sets the default metric value that will be used for redistribution routes, of STATIC type, imported from the IPRTR route table into RIP.

The value "*" stands for "use default", i.e. indicates to use the DEF-METRIC: parameter value.

For specific routes this value may be overriden by a "not-*" value in the External routes.

This parameter is diaplyed and can be set only when ASBR: parameter is set to "YES".

It sets the default metric value that will be used for redistribution routes, of OSPF type, imported from the IPRTR route table into RIP.

The value "*" stands for "use default", i.e. indicates to use the DEF-METRIC: parameter value.

For specific routes this value may be overriden by a "not-*" value in the External routes.

This parameter is diaplyed and can be set only when ASBR: parameter is set to "YES".

It sets the default metric value that will be used for redistribution routes, of any type, imported from the IPRTR route table into RIP.
Used when a "protocol specific" value does not override it, i.e.:

• LOCAL-METRIC = * for local routes
• STATIC-METRIC = * for static routes
• OSPF-METRIC = * for OSPF routes

For specific routes this value may also be overriden by a "not-*" value in the External routes.

This parameter is diaplyed and can be set only when ASBR: parameter is set to "YES".

[14:43:54] ABILIS_CPX: D S PO:RIP

PO:903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIP    STATE:INACTIVE
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------
       RIP ROUTINGS TABLE Diagnostics
       -----------|---State---|-Current%--|--Current--|---Peak----|----Max----|
       ROUTINGS   |NORMAL     |          0|          0|          0|        500|
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------
       CHANGES:0             QUERIES:0   
       -----------|---INPUT---|--OUTPUT---|-----------|---INPUT---|--OUTPUT---|
       FRM-V1     |          0|          0|FRM-V2     |          0|          1|
       BAD-VER    |          0|           |BAD-CMD    |          0|           |
       BAD-ROUT   |          0|           |LOST       |           |          0|
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------

PO:903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIP    --- Cleared 000:20:06:10 ago, on 17/03/2004 at 20:11:35 ----------------
       CHANGES:0             QUERIES:0   
       -----------|---INPUT---|--OUTPUT---|-----------|---INPUT---|--OUTPUT---|
       FRM-V1     |          0|          0|FRM-V2     |          0|          1|
       BAD-VER    |          0|           |BAD-ROUT   |          0|           |
       REQ-UPD    |          0|          1|RESP-UPD   |           |          0|
       NORM-UPD   |           |          0|FLASH-UPD  |           |          0|
       REQ-CMD    |          0|          1|RESP-CMD   |          0|          0|
       OTHER-CMD  |          0|          0|BAD-CMD    |          0|           |
       LOST       |           |          0|
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------

It shows the current state of the RIP port driver.

Driver	States	Description	Values shown in:
			System Log	Events Log	Display LCD
RIP	INACTIVE	The configuration parameter ACT: is set to "NO". As consequence the driver is active, but not working. By setting its value to "YES" and executing the command INIT PO:the driver will be effectively activated.			IN
	READY	The configuration parameter ACT: is set to "YES" and driver is successfully connected to the UDP port. It is ready to work.			RD
	DOWN	The configuration parameter ACT: is set to "YES" but the driver is not connected to the UDP port or the parameter LOWPO: is set to NONE.			DN
	ERR	Software error. Contact Abilis CPX assistance.			NA

Indicates the current state of the RIP routing table. Depending on the number of routings present into table, possible routing table states are:

States	Description
NORMAL	Used routings are less than 60%.
WARNING	Used routings went over 60%. A DANGER_IN message will be written in the System Log. To go back to normal, routings must decrease to 55%.
DANGER	Used routings went over 80%. To go back to warning, routings must decrease to 75%. A DANGER_OUT message will be written in the System Log.
OVERFLOW	routings used reached 100%. An OVERFLOW message will be written in the System Log.

Indicates the current PERCENTAGE of routings present into routing table.

Indicates the current NUMBER of routings present into routing table.

Indicates the maximum number of routings reached from start-up into table.

This information indicate the MAX-ROUTES parameter present into RIP port.

The counter CHANGES shows the number of changes made by the RIP on the IP routing table.

It shows the number of responses sent by the RIP port to the queries received from other routers.

The counter FRM-V1 (INPUT) shows the number of RIP version 1 messages received. The counter FRM-V1 (OUTPUT) shows the number of RIP version 1 messages sent.

The counter FRM-V2 (INPUT) shows the number of RIP version 2 messages received. The counter FRM-V2 (OUTPUT) shows the number of RIP version 2 messages sent.

The counter BAD-VER (INPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port receives a datagram whose RIP protocol version is bad.

The counter BAD-CMD (INPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port receives a message with a bad command.

The counter BAD-ROUT (INPUT) shows the number of routing received by the RIP port whose IP network address or IP gateway address is not valid. They will be discarded.

The not valid addresses are LOOPBACK, BROADCAST, MULTICAST and all those address higher than the C class addresses.

The counter LOST (OUTPUT) is incremented every time a sent datagram is lost.

The counter REQ-UDP (INPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port receives an update request. The counter REQ-UDP (OUTPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port sends an update request.

The counter RESP-UDP (INPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port receives a response to an update request. The counter RESP-UDP (OUTPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port sends a response to an update request.

The counter NORM-UDP (INPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port receives a "NORMAL" update message. The counter NORM-UDP (OUTPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port sends a "NORMAL" update message.

The counter NORM-UDP (INPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port receives a "FLASH" update message. The counter RESP-UDP (OUTPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port sends a "FLASH" update message.

The counter REQ-CMD (INPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port receives a REQUEST command. The counter REQ-CMD (OUTPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port sends a REQUEST command.

The counter RESP-CMD (INPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port receives a RESPONSE command. The counter RESP-CMD (OUTPUT) is incremented every time the RIP port sends a RESPONSE command.

The counter OTHER-CMD (INPUT and OUTPUT) shows the number of command frames (received/sent) different from REQUEST and RESPONSE.