Quagga routing platform: application and performance
Keywords:
RIP, open-source routing, OSPF, QuaggaAbstract
Quagga is an open-source software platform that provides routing services. It supports the following IP routing protocols: RIPv1, RIPv2, RIPng, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, IS-IS, BGP4 and BGP4+. Quagga is unique in its design because it uses a separate process for each running protocol. This platform offers true modularity since each protocol module can be upgraded or configured independently of the others. In order to illustrate its capabilities, this paper investigates support of this platform for RIP and OSPF, two most commonly used routing protocols on the Internet. In addition, the results of convergence time measurements are presented. Considering that software defined networking (SDN) promise to be Future Internet platform, brief description of possible application scenario for Quagga in SDN networks is provided.
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