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PACKET FORMATTING
EIGRP MESSAGE FORMAT
• EIGRP Header Data link frame header IP packet header EIGRP packet header Type/Length/Field Data link frame header => contains source and destination MAC a address. IP packet header => contains source & destination IP address. EIGRP packet header => contains AS number.
Type/Length/Field => - data portion of EIGRP message In the IP packet header, the protocol field is set to 88 to indicate EIGRP
the destination address is set to the multicast
224.0.0.10. EIGRP packet header • EIGRP packet header contains – Op code field • Update • Query • Reply • Hello – Autonomous System number • The AS number is used to track multiple instances of EIGRP. IP PACKET HEADER EIGRP Parameters • EIGRP Parameters contain: –Weights –Hold time • EIGRP Parameters contains –Weights • EIGRP uses for its composite metric. • By default, only bandwidth and delay are weighted. Both are set to 1. • The other K values are set to zero. –Hold time • The amount of time the EIGRP neighbor receiving this message should wait before considering the advertising router to be down.