For the most part, RIPng is very similar to the RIPv2 specification. However, it is also important to remember that there are some notable differences that you should be familiar with in regards to these two routing protocols. These similarities and differences are listed in Table 10-3:
Protocol Characteristic
RIPv2
RIPng
Protocol Classification
Distance Vector
Distance Vector
Hop Limitation
15
15
Split Horizon
Yes
Yes
Poison Reverse
Yes
Yes
Transport Layer Protocol
UDP
UDP
Multicast Updates
Yes (224.0.0.9)
Yes (FF02::9)
Administrative Distance
120 . . .
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