routing information protocol
routing information protocol
in Technology
1.
(RIP) A distance vector, as opposed to link state,
routing
protocol
. RIP is an
Internet
standard
Interior Gateway Protocol
defined in
STD
34,
RFC 1058
and updated by
RFC 1388
.
See also Open Shortest Path First.
2.
(RIP) A companion
protocol
to
IPX
for exchange of
routing
information in a Novell
network
. RIP has been partly superseded by
NLSP
. It is not related to the
Internet
protocol of the same name.
(1997-03-04)