RIP
The implementation of Routing Information Protocol version 2 (RIPv2) is described in IETF RFC 2453/STD56 and is provided as an extension to the existing embedded IP router functions within the Vocality multiplexer family. This functionality simplifies the integration of Vocality multiplexers within customer's IP networks as it removes the need to configure static routes on both the mutliplexers and IP gateways. It also allows for dynamic re-routing of IP traffic when network components fail. RIP may be used on both the LAN interfaces and the IP tributaries across the Vocality network. When used across the IP tributaries, any bandwidth required for protocol datagrams is shared with other IP routed packets taken from the dynamic bandwidth allocated for that tributary.