What type of routing does RIPv2 support?

RIPv2, or Routing Information Protocol version 2, is primarily a distance-vector routing protocol. This means that it determines the best path for data packets based on the distance to the destination, typically measured in hops. Each router using RIPv2 shares its complete routing table with its immediate neighbors and uses this information to construct a map of the network's topology.

Distance-vector protocols like RIPv2 rely on the concept of "vector," which refers to the distance to a destination and the direction to send the data. RIPv2 employs the Bellman-Ford algorithm to allow routers to exchange information about the network's routing tables, thus making routing decisions based on the hop count to each destination.

In contrast, link-state routing protocols operate by having routers maintain a complete map of the network using link-state advertisements, which provide detailed information about each router's directly connected neighbors. Hybrid routing combines aspects of both distance-vector and link-state routing but is not the characteristic of RIPv2. Static routing, on the other hand, involves manually configuring routes without updates, which also does not align with the dynamic nature of RIPv2. Thus, the support for distance-vector routing in RIPv2 is a defining feature of how this protocol functions in managing network