Configuring RIP Fast Convergence

The network convergence speed is one of the key factors used to evaluate network performance.

Usage Scenario

The route convergence speed on a device is a performance index used to measure the network quality. Fast route convergence can improve the accuracy of routing information on the network.

Pre-configuration Tasks

Before configuring RIP fast convergence, complete the following tasks:

Configure IP addresses for interfaces to ensure that neighboring nodes are reachable at the network layer.
Configuring Basic RIP Functions

Configuration Procedure

Perform one or more of the following configurations as required.

Configuring RIP-2 Route Summarization: Configuring RIP-2 route summarization reduces the routing table size, which improves system performance and network security.

Configuring RIP Timers: There are four RIP timers: Update, Age, Suppress, and Garbage-collect timers. You can adjust the RIP convergence speed by changing the values of RIP timers.

Configuring RIP Triggered Update: You can speed up network convergence by changing the values of triggered update timers.

Setting the Interval at Which Packets Are Sent and the Maximum Number of the Sent Packets: You can set the interval at which RIP packets are sent and the maximum number of packets that can be sent at a time to control the memory used by a device to process RIP update packets.

Setting the Maximum Length of RIP packets: You can increase the maximum length of RIP packets to enable them to carry more routes, which improves bandwidth utilization.

Setting the Maximum Number of RIP Routes: You can set the maximum number of RIP routes to make full use of network resources and improve network performance.

Verifying the Configuration of RIP Fast Convergence: After configuring RIP fast convergence, verify the running status of RIP, RIP routing information, all active routes in the RIP database, and information about interfaces.